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How we do it: free conchal cartilage revisited for primary reconstruction of attic defects in combined approach tympanoplasty.

Koury E, Faris C, Sharma S, Quinn SJ

Keypoints * There are concerns over the efficacy of free cartilage autografts in attic reconstruction (scutumplasty) for combined approach tympanoplasty (CAT). * Our operative technique uses free conchal cartilage autografts and an additional piece of conchal cartilage to buttress the reconstruction. * Of the 16 cases where this technique was used, there were two cases (13%) of failure of the attic reconstruction and a keratin pearl (residual disease) in one case (6%). This compares favourably with comparable series using a variety of reconstruction techniques.

Published 19 October 2005 in Clin Otolaryngol, 30(5): 465-7.
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