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Results in 130 Cases with Musculoperiosteal Flap and Fasciotympanoplasty

TAUNO PALVA, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1963;77(6):570-580.

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A considerable change in the operative technique for chronically discharging ears is now apparent: open radical mastoid cavities, which were the standard procedure for many decades, are viewed with dislike, and many new techniques have been suggested for permanent obliteration of the cavity. This is not surprising, because patients with continually discharging cavities are postoperatively, in their own opinion, much worse off than they were preoperatively. From the surgeon's point of view, such an end-result is far from satisfactory.

We found earlier,^1-2 in a series of 350 ears, that 10% of the cavities were discharging continuously. In addition, there were cases which were moist when cleaned periodically, but with no permanent discharge. This is a finding certainly observed by anyone handling cases of chronic otitis; the percentages are subject to some variation.

Various Means of Obliteration

Skin Lining in the Mastoid Cavity.—The problem of obtaining a good, resistant . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
TURKU, FINLAND

From the Department of Oto-Laryngology, University of Turku.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Dec 29, 1962.

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