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Day-stay myringoplasty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. Benson-Mitchell ,
G. S. Kenyon  and
Q. Gardiner
R. Benson-Mitchell*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London El 1BB, UK.
G. S. Kenyon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London El 1BB, UK.
Q. Gardiner
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London El 1BB, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: R. Benson-Mitchell, Otolaryngology Consultants of Memphis, PC 777 Washington Avenue, P240 Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA. Fax: 001 (901) 821 4313.
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Abstract

Grafting of the tympanic membrane (myringoplasty) has traditionally been performed as an in-patient procedure in the UK. We have performed day-stay myringoplasty on 21 consecutive patients (15 adults and six children) under general anaesthesia using an underlay temporalis fascia graft. In 18 cases there was complete healing of the tympanic membrane and in three cases the patients developed perforations at four weeks. This success rate is consistent with previously reported studies. All patients were discharged on the day of admission with no major complications.

We have compared the results with a group of patients having the same operation as an in-patient and have concluded that day-stay myringoplasty under general anaestheia is as safe and effective as in-patient surgery for the majority of patients.

Keywords

Day care, surgeryMyringoplasty
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 5 , May 1996 , pp. 421 - 424
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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