Tympanoplasty: a) It is the surgery for the repair of Eardrum to clear the disease from the middle ear and reconstruct the hearing mechanism. b) This can be done for the only repair of eardrum (Myringoplasty) or may involver reconstruction of the Ossicular chain along with it (Tympanoplasty) c) If disease warrant Tympanoplasty has to be combined with Mastoidectomy. d) Now a day it can be done from an incision inside the ear canal with no external incision. Cartilage Tympanoplasty: The latest version of Tympanoplasty is Cartilage Tympanoplasty where in patients cartilage is used as grafting material for Eardrum repair which has very promising long term results with success of 100%.
Mastoidectomy The aim of this operation is to eradicate the disease from the mastoid air cell system. Mastoid air cells are behind the ear. They act as a ventilating path of the middle ear air space. Sometimes…
