Evaluating the results in Endoscopic technology of tympanoplasty v/s tympanoplasty using microscope

Abstract

Results of endoscopic and conventional microscopic tympanoplastywas were compared. Evaluation and comparison of graft uptake was done in both methods. Tympanoplasty was performed on 50 patients, 25 patients by endoscope (group A) and 25 patients by conventional microscope (group B). post operation of surgery the results were compared at the end of three months and six months. The success rate of graft uptake was 88% with endoscopic tympanoplasty and 84% with microscopic tympanoplasty. Tympanoplasty was conventionally performed using a microscope for decades. Literature shows that we get improved results in selected cases by using endoscope in tympanoplasty.  More over the cost of endoscope is much less than that microscope. However, the endoscope cannot be employed in every case as one hand is blocked.