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VOLUME 7 , ISSUE 3 ( September-December, 2015 ) > List of Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Cartilage Shield Tympanoplasty: A Retrospective Chart Review of 69 Cases

Simple Patadia, Amitkumar Keshri, Saurin Shah

Keywords : Air-bone gap,Cartilage shield tympanoplasty,Graft uptake

Citation Information : Patadia S, Keshri A, Shah S. Cartilage Shield Tympanoplasty: A Retrospective Chart Review of 69 Cases. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2015; 7 (3):105-108.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10003-1203

Published Online: 01-04-2016

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2015; The Author(s).


Abstract

Objective

Cartilage shield tympanoplasty (CST) is an acknowledged procedure to repair total tympanic membrane perforations. The main objective of this study was to share our experience of CST, in form of its technique, graft uptake and hearing outcomes.

Study design

Retrospective chart review.

Setting

Tertiary care hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Patients

A total of 69 cases of type 1 CST, from January 2013 to March 2014. We followed all patients for a minimum period of 6 months.

Intervention

Therapeutic.

Main outcome measures

Graft uptake rate, along with preand postoperative pure tone audiogram air bone gap (ABG) and postoperative complications, was evaluated. We compared ABG using Student's t-test.

Results

Graft uptake was seen in 68 cases (98.5%). The mean pre- and postoperative pure tone audiometry (PTA)-ABG was 37.58 ± 6.43 dB and 20.19 ± 8.14 dB, respectively. Hearing improvement was maximum at 2 kHz with mean postoperative value of 17.73 dB, and the least improvement was seen at 8 kHz with value of 30 dB in postoperative period.

Conclusion

The graft uptake rate was excellent, and hearing results were satisfactory. Cartilage shield tympanoplasty should be a recommended procedure for total perforation, subtotal perforation and revision cases. However, long-term results are still awaited.

How to cite this article

Patadia S, Keshri A, Shah S. Cartilage Shield Tympanoplasty: A Retrospective Chart Review of 69 Cases. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2015;7(3):105-108.

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