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Use of nasal mucosa graft in tympanoplasty
Author(s) -
Sandro Barros Coelho,
Willian da Silva Lopes,
Gabriela de Andrade Meireles Bezerra,
Davi Farias de Araújo,
Adriano Sérgio Freire Meira,
Sílvio da Silva Caldas Neto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.488
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1808-8694
pISSN - 1808-8686
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.06.006
Subject(s) - tympanoplasty , medicine , mucous membrane of nose , surgery , anatomy
Tympanoplasty techniques with different types of graft have been used to close tympanic perforations since the 19th century. Tragal cartilage and temporalis fascia are the most frequently used types of graft. They lead to similar functional and morphological results in most cases. Although little published evidence is present, nasal mucosa has also been shown to be a good alternative graft.

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