Tragus reimplant during endoscopic tympanoplasty in children: A prospective study of 27 cases.

Non-consecutive patients, undergoing tympanoplasty type I with tragal perichondrium graft were randomly selected for reimplantation of perichondrium peeled tragal cartilage at the time of surgery (Figure 1). The objectives of follow-up were to track tympanic membrane healing, detect recurrence of tympanic membrane perforation (regardless of its cause), and evaluate tragus wound healing for signs of cartilage infection or extrusion. Keywords: endoscopy; tragus; tympanic membrane perforation; tympanoplasty EN endoscopy tragus tympanic membrane perforation tympanoplasty 75 78 4 12/16/22 20230101 NES 230101 Key Points Tragal perichondrium is employed in endoscopic transcanal tympanoplasty, although the tragal cartilage is frequently discarded once the perichondrium is harvested. [Extracted from the article]