Quality-of-life outcomes with endoscopic and microscopic type I tympanoplasty-a prospective cohort study.
István PapMárton KovácsBarbara BölcsföldiPéter HegyiImre GerlingerBence ImrehAlexandra CsongorVilmos WartaIstván SzanyiPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
Based on our prospective cohort study, the QoL outcomes of endoscopic type I tympanoplasty in terms of postoperative pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, taste disorder and hearing were comparable to the microscopic type I tympanoplasty. In regard to cosmetics, an increase in desirable results was achieved in the endoscopic group, particularly the average hospitalization rate proved to be statistically significantly lower than in the microscopic group.