2022 Volume 68 Issue 2 Pages 73-76
We perform the simple underlay myringoplasty with fibrin glue as the standard procedure for closing tympanic membrane perforation. In some cases, we use a gelatin sponge to fix the tissue graft instead of fibrin glue. We evaluated the surgical outcomes of myringoplasty in our department and verified our procedure without using fibrin glue. The overall perforation closure rate was 90.5%, and the hearing improvement success rate was 95.1%, which were good results. Ten of 63 ears underwent surgery without fibrin glue, and all of them had perforation closure. This approach without using fibrin glue is considered an option for patients with perforated eardrums who do not wish to use fibrin glue.
