Minimally Invasive Tympanoplasty: Review of Outcomes and Technical Refinements

This review is intended to provide an overview of endoscopic techniques for tympanic membrane closure procedures with focus on prospective randomized studies and latest surgical trends in minimally invasive endoscopic tympanic membrane closure.# Minimally invasive endoscopic procedures for tympanic membrane closure are safe and suitable techniques.# Endoscopic techniques offer similar postoperative outcomes in terms of graft intake rate and air bone gap closure compared to microscopic approaches.

Source: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - May 13, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Sven Beckmann, Lukas Anschuetz Source Type: research