Open AccessTympanoplasty with and without cortical mastoidectomy — a comparative study
Author(s) -
Arvindra Krishnan,
E. K. Reddy,
C. Chandrakiran,
K. M. Nalinesha,
P. M. Jagannath
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02993102
Subject(s) - mastoidectomy , tympanoplasty , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , middle ear , mastoid process , surgery , cholesteatoma
Perfimttion of the tympanic membrane is nature's may of maintaining the middle far vntilation under the pressure of inflammatory process in the tempanomastoid cleft. An attempt at reconstruction with the possibility of infection lurking in and around the mastoid air cells may seem futile. Vow the quntinn arises as to whether a cortical Mastoidectomy is essential before an attempt at reconstruction is made. Our experience with one hundred and twenty patients is presented here. Our study shovn that conicul mastoidectomy does not signifieantly improve the results in well-selected ears.