Tympanoplasty with butterfly graft

Abstract

LaTympanoplasty is a frequent surgery for the otolaringologist. In 1998 Dr. Eavey presents the technique of butterfly graft, which is later supported by several authors and it is considered an efficient technique, with less surgical time and better comfort for the patient. It is a prospective study made at Dr. Sótero del Río Hospital between the months of September 2005 and February 2006, where this technique was applied to 5 patients, obtaining as anatomical result the closing of the perforation in 4 patients and an extrusion of the graft in 1 patient post otic supuration. In relation to the auditive result the average improvement of the air PTP’s was 15,64 dB. It is concluded that this technique presents the advantages described in the literature, and successive studies must be made to determine which patients obtain a better benefit from this technique as compared to the traditional techniques.