The use of cartilage in revision stapedectomy

To evaluate the incidence of stapedectomy patients who developed significant chronic ear disease resulting in reconstruction of the tympanic membrane with cartilage and concomitant revision stapedectomy. Audiometric results of this subgroup within revision stapedectomy are analyzed, and the salient features of the reconstruction method are discussed. Retrospective study of revision stapedectomy patients during the years 2003-2012. Tertiary referral center. Cartilage tympanoplasty and revision stapedectomy. Seventeen patients (18 ears) of 144 revision stapes patients were studied who required cartilage tympanoplasty and revision stapedectomy. One-half underwent revision stapedectomy with a modified Lippy prosthesis (MLP), and one-half required a total ossicular prosthesis (TOP). The mean postoperative air-bone gap (ABG) was 11.1 dB with mean pure tone average (PTA) hearing improvement of 15.6 dB.The rate of ABG closure was 55.6% 10 dB and