| publication name | Comparison between classic ‘Fisch’ and ‘corner-tag’ meatoplasty techniques after canal wall down tympanomastoidectomy |
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| Authors | Eslam Farid Abu Shady, Ismail Abdel-Monem El-Mofty, El-Sayed Abdelhamid Hegazy, Rehab Bassam Abdelhakam, Alaa Mohamed Abdelsamie |
| year | 2023 |
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| journal | American Journal of Otolaryngology |
| volume | 4 |
| issue | 1 |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | elsevier |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.104072 |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Purpose To compare outcomes of two different methods of meatoplasty following Canal Wall-Down tympanomastoidectomy. Methods A retrospective case review study of 48 patients with non-complicated unsafe chronic suppurative otitis media candidate for post-auricular canal wall-down tympanomastoidectomy via a post-auricular approach at Otolaryngology department, Benha university hospitals from January 2021 to January 2023, all were operated for the first time, and divided into 2 groups each of 24 patients. Group A submitted for classic ‘Fisch’, and group B ‘Corner-Tag’ meatoplasty. Results The mean age was 28.88 ± 13.26 years in group A and 33.33 ± 16.04 years in group B. Only one patient (4.2 %) in each group developed wound infection and none in both groups developed perichondritis. Two patients (8.3 %) in group B compared to only one patient (4.2 %) in group A had granulations on the meatal incision. One patient (4.2 % of group A) needed revision meatoplasty. Group B needed more time for epithelization (mean 7.33 ± 0.96 weeks) than group A (mean 6.5 ± 0.88 weeks; P = 0.003*) also resulted in wider mean new meatus in group B (mean 10.50 ± 1.02 mm) than in group A (mean 9.63 ± 1.41 mm; P = 0.02*). Conclusion Both techniques had comparable post-operative complications. ‘Corner-Tag’ technique needed more time for healing and epithelization but gave a wider new meatal diameter than ‘Fisch’ meatoplasty after one year of follow-up.