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Transtympanic soft tissue tympanoplasty can replace conventional techniques elevating tympanic membranes.

Jungho Ha1,2, Hantai Kim3,2, Jeong Hun Jang1

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Transtympanic soft tissue (TST) tympanoplasty offers a simpler alternative to traditional methods for eardrum repair. This novel technique demonstrates comparable success rates and shorter operation times for moderate and large perforations.

Keywords:
MyringoplastySoft tissue graftTranstympanic approachTympanoplasty

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Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Surgical Innovation
  • Middle Ear Surgery

Background:

  • Traditional tympanoplasty techniques often involve elevating the tympanic membrane (TM), which can be complex.
  • Existing methods have limitations and do not guarantee perfect success rates for TM repair.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate the surgical efficiency of a novel transtympanic soft tissue (TST) tympanoplasty technique.
  • To compare the outcomes of TST tympanoplasty with the traditional perichondrium underlay (PU) tympanoplasty.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective study included 152 patients who underwent either TST tympanoplasty (n=70) or PU tympanoplasty (n=82) between 2011 and 2020.
  • Outcomes analyzed included perforation closure rates, pure tone audiometry, complications, and operative time, stratified by perforation size (moderate and large).

Main Results:

  • TST tympanoplasty showed high closure rates for both moderate (93.3%) and large (88.0%) perforations, comparable to PU tympanoplasty.
  • No significant differences in postoperative air-bone gap (ABG) were observed between the TST and PU groups for either perforation size.
  • The TST tympanoplasty procedure was significantly shorter in duration compared to PU tympanoplasty.

Conclusions:

  • Transtympanic soft tissue (TST) tympanoplasty is a novel and simpler technique for tympanic membrane repair.
  • This technique is effective even for large perforations and offers comparable outcomes to traditional methods with reduced operative time.