Abstract
A method is described for plastic repair of the external auditory canal and mastoid process. after radical operation of the middle ear in cases that show poor healing with persistent otorrhea and moistness of the wound. The method consists of the following steps: 1) A hinge flap made behind the ear and used to repair the posterior wall of the external auditory canal. 2) A fasciomuscular flap for filling the mastoid cavity and to repair the middle ear cavity. 3) The use of pilot sutures to securely cover the portion from the middle ear cavity to the deep part of the external auditory canal with fascia from the fascio-muscular flap. Favorable results have been, obtained with this method in our cases.
