Study of outcome of tympanoplasty with and without mastoid antrum exploration in patients with mucosal CSOM

Authors

  • Abhinav Rathi Department of ENT, JNU IMSRC, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Kapil Garg Department of Community Medicine, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20191725

Keywords:

Chronic suppurative otitis media, Tympanoplasty, Tubotympanic CSOM, Antrum exploration

Abstract

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a major cause of acquired hearing impairment in children. Standard medical treatment of tubotympanic CSOM is aural toilet, topical antibiotics, systemic antibiotics and dry ear precautions. Surgical intervention for safe / tubotympanic CSOM is tympanoplasty. Otologists currently remain divided as to the importance of antrum exploration in the treatment of tubotympanic CSOM. The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of tympanoplasties with and without antrum exploration in cases of tubotympanic CSOM in terms of graft uptake rate and hearing improvement.

Methods: The present study included 60 patients of CSOM with central perforation who underwent surgery at JNU IMSRC from January 2016 to July 2016. Detailed history, clinical examination including tuning fork test, pure tone audiometry was done. All patients were followed up for a period of 3 months.  

Results: Out of the 60 cases of tubotympanic CSOM graft uptake was seen in 53 cases (88.33%). Graft uptake rate was 96.6% in patients who underwent tympanoplasty with antrum exploration which was significantly higher than those who underwent tympanoplasty alone (80%). Hearing improvement was seen in 93.10% of patients who underwent tympanoplasty with antrum exploration as compared to 83.33% of patients of tympanoplasty which was not statistically significant (p=0.263).

Conclusions:Tympanoplasty with antrum exploration is recommended in all patients of CSOM as it inhances the chances of graft uptake. 

 

Author Biography

Abhinav Rathi, Department of ENT, JNU IMSRC, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR , ENT DEPARTMENT

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2019-04-26

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