| Autor: |
Shi Nae Park, So Young Park, Jae Sang Han, Yahya Dhafer Alahmari, Jung-Ju Han, Jung-Mee Park |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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Introduction: This prospective randomized case-control study was performed to compare the surgical outcomes of our swing-door overlay tympanoplasty with or without absorbable gelatine sponge (AGS, gelfoam) packing in the middle ear cavity, according to the surgical procedure. Subjects and Methods: Fifty-seven patients who underwent swing-door overlay tympanoplasty by a single surgeon were enrolled in the study. The data of 30 patients of the gelfoam-packing group (GPG) and 27 patients of the non-gelfoam-packing group (NGPG) were prospectively collected and compared. Results: Closure of the tympanic membrane was found to be successful in all patients at postoperative 3 months evaluation. NGPG showed a statistically better healing process compared to GPG; earlier epithelialization and less fascia edema in NGPG than in GPG (P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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