CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES OF TYMPANOPLASTY

Authors
MERCHANT SN MCKENNA MJ ROSOWSKI JJ
Citation
Sn. Merchant et al., CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES OF TYMPANOPLASTY, European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology, 255(5), 1998, pp. 221-228
Citations number
86
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09374477
Volume
255
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
221 - 228
Database
ISI
SICI code
0937-4477(1998)255:5<221:CSAFCO>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Four decades after the introduction of tympanoplasty, the goal of achi eving stable and long-term hearing improvement after tympanoplasty sur gery for chronic otitis media continues to be elusive. In this review, we focus on the current status of our understanding of the mechanics and pathology of the middle ear after tympanoplasty surgery. We also a nalyze some problems and challenges faced by clinicians and basic scie ntists in the quest for improved postoperative hearing results.