[The surgical rehabilitation of the patients presenting with chronic suppurative epitympanitis]

The objective of the present study was to improve the efficacy of the surgical treatment of the patients presenting with chronic suppurative epitympanitis. We compared morphological and surgical results of the surgical treatment of the patients with chronic suppurative epitympanitis divided into two groups. Those comprising group 1 underwent sanitation tympanoplasty by open surgery. The patients of group 2 were treated by sanitation surgery of the closed type with the reconstruction of the posterior wall of the external acoustic meauts and obliteration of the mastoid process using a cartilaginous implant in combination with simultaneous tympanoplasty. The surgical technique employed in this study is described. Analysis of the results obtained demonstrated the possibility of complete rehabilitation of the patients comprising group 2.