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Symposium: Contraindications to tympanoplasty. I. Absolute and relative contraindications
Author(s) -
Bailey H. A. Ted
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197601000-00014
Subject(s) - tympanoplasty , absolute (philosophy) , medicine , surgery , philosophy , epistemology
A brief history of the surgical technique of tympanoplasty is provided, emphasizing the underlying principles and goals as defined by Wullstein. Based on clinical and surgical experience, a list of absolute and relative contraindications to tympanoplasty surgery is presented according to the presence or absence of active pathology.