Uçar, CevatKazkayası, Mustafa2020-06-252020-06-252009closedAccess0937-44771434-4726https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-008-0900-9https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/44008th International Conference on Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery -- JUN 15-20, 2008 -- Antalya, TURKEYTo investigate the more ideal graft for optimal repair of tympanic membrane perforation, we examined the use of septal perichondrium in myringoplasty. Twenty-five patients with ages ranging between 18 and 54 were included in this study. All had a persistent, symptomatic tympanic membrane perforation, and nasal obstruction. All patients were scheduled for myringoplasty by a transmeatal approach in combination with septoplasty under general anaesthesia. Twenty-three patients had intact graft material and had more than 5 dB HL improvement in conductive hearing thresholds at least three frequencies in the follow up period. An overall success rate of 92 and 92% was recorded in terms of hearing improvement and perforation closure, respectively. Nasal septal perichondrium is easily accessible, cost-effective, time saving, sufficiently large, and patient friendly as a graft material in myringoplasty and has a good chance of postoperative survival.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessNasal septal surgeryPerichondriumTransmeatal approachMyringoplastyArticle26681213121710.1007/s00405-008-0900-92-s2.0-6765071747719125267Q1WOS:000267661600008Q2