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Underlay myringoplasty: comparison of human amniotic membrane to temporalis fascia graft

Harvinder S 1 , Hassan S 2 , Sidek DS 3 , Hamzah M 4 , Samsudin AR 5 , Philip R 6

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  • 1 S Harvinder, MMed (ORL-HNS). Jabatan ENT, Hospital Ipoh, Jalan Hospital, 30990, Ipoh, Perak
  • 2 S Hassan, MCPS. Department of ORL & HNS, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan,
  • 3 D S Sidek, MS (HN-ORL). Department of ORL & HNS, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan,
  • 4 M Hamzah, MS (HNORL). Department of ORL & HNS, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan,
  • 5 A R Samsudin, FDS. Department of ORL & HNS, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan,
  • 6 R Philip, MMed (ORL-HNS). Department of ORL & HNS, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan,
Med J Malaysia, 2005 Dec;60(5):585-9.
PMID: 16515109

Abstract

Human amniotic membrane as a homograft material was compared to temporalis fascia to close tympanic membrane perforations in 50 patients with chronic otitis media. Human amniotic membrane was used in 20 patients while temporalis fascia was used in the remaining 30. Anatomical closure of the perforation and reduction of the air-bone gap was measured. The graft uptake showed a 65% success rate for the amniotic membrane and 56.7% for the temporalis fascia at 3 months post-operatively. Significant closure of air-bone gap was observed in the human amniotic group. These results indicate comparable outcomes between human amniotic membrane and the temporalis fascia graft.

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