Effect of Packing Versus No Packing in Transperforation Myringoplasty for Chronic Tympanic Membrane Perforations.
Zheng Cai LouZihan LouZhengnong ChenPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
The long-term graft success and hearing improvements in transperforation myringoplasty with no rimming of the perforation and no-graft lateral packing were comparable to those in the graft lateral packing group with no rimming of the perforation, with a low incidence of complications. These results may change the traditional practice of packing the external auditory canal and rimming the perforation in underlay myringoplasty, even for all myringoplasty surgery.