Tympanoplasty with Boomerang Shaped Chondoperıchondrial Graft (Twbscg):
Long-Term Results
Abstract
Objectives: We aimed in this study to evaluate and present the long-term
results of type 1 tympanoplasty patients who were operated on by using
boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft. Methods: The study was
designed retrospectively. One hundred and thirty-eight patients who
underwent primary type 1 tympanoplasty with tragal, boomerang-shaped
chondroperichondrial graft between September 2010 and March 2014 were
included. Patients invented to control examination between January 2021
and April 2021, and 62 patients complete control visits after
invitation. Audiological results and otomicroscopic findings were
recorded. The graft status, preoperative and postoperative air-bone gap
(ABG) values and presence of retraction were identified and compared
with preoperative findings. Results: The preoperative mean ABG value of
the patients was 23.69 ± 1.03 dB. Control ABG was calculated as 10.6 ±
0.7 dB (p<0.0001). The audiological test performed after a
mean of 68.5 + 14.2 (min: 60, max: 96) months after the surgery. The
average follow-up period was found as 73.03 ± 12.4 (min: 60, max: 122)
months. Perforation was detected in 6 (9.7 %) patients. Conclusion:
Considering the long-term results, we think that this grafting technique
of tympanoplasty has adequate and satisfactory results.