Comparative study between temporalis fascia graft with and without addittion of cyanoacrylate glue in myringoplasty

Abstract

Background: Tissue adhesives are often used in myringoplasty because they can hold the graft in place and help the graft absorb by acting as a framework. Aim of the study: The goal is to look at the temporalis fascia graft used in myringoplasty with and without cyanoacrylate glue and compare the two. Patients, and methods: Fifty patients with dry central tympanic membrane perforation were treated with type I tympanoplasty over the course of 1.5 years. In each instance, the autogenous temporalis fascia graft was spot welded and fixed to flaps and the surrounding tissue using glue. Myringoplasty was done on 50 people, and they were randomly put into two groups: those who had cyanoacrylate glue put on the temporalis fascia graft and those who didn't. Results: Each group had 25 cases, and there were no big differences between the groups in terms of age, direction, or size of the tympanic membrane hole. After 6 weeks, there wasn't much difference between the glue group and the control group. In the glue group, 72% had healed and 28% had perforated, while in the control group, 64% had healed and 36% had perforated (p-value 0.544).