Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  1997 Feb;40(2):234-239.

A Clinical Study of the Ossiculoplasty in the Chronic Otitis Media

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  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
  • 2Soh's ENT Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Reconstruction of the middle ear conduction mechanism continues to pose a significant challenge to the otolaryngologist. To investigate the suitable material and surgical method to get optimal hearing gain in the middle ear surgery, two hundred and twenty-two cases of different kind of ossiculoplasty in patients suffering from chronic middle ear disease at the Severance hospital and Soh's ENT clinic from January 1989 to December 1994 were included in this retrospective study and we reviewed the previous reports about the ossiculoplasty at the department of otolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine from January 1981 to December 1988. A successful hearing gain was defined as a post-operative air-bone gap of

Keyword

Ossiculoplasty; Chronic otitits media; Ceravital; Polycel; Hydroxylapatite

MeSH Terms

Cartilage
Durapatite
Ear, Middle
Eustachian Tube
Hearing
Humans
Otitis Media*
Otitis*
Otolaryngology
Retrospective Studies
Transplants
Durapatite
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