Skin and Mucous Membrane Grafts in Middle Ear Surgery

摘要: Surgical restoration of middle ear function in cases chronic otitis media was facilitated by the introduction systematic skin grafting. Wullstein, Zollner, Goto, and others devised—to some extent independently—methods for plastic closure tympanum, which were based on auditory-physiological principles. The tympanic cavity found to offer favorable conditions use tissue transplants thus proved a fertile field experimentation otologic surgeon. 1,4,5,13 Among many different procedures advocated last few years, we must mention postauricular meatal pedicle flaps 6-8,19 as well free grafts taken from arm, leg, or abdomen. A full-thickness graft retro-auricular fold, recommended 15,16 has wide general acceptance. If shaped Figure 1, it results no scarring deformity. Although retroauricular appears very suitable, contains elastic fibers hairs, its