Tympanic Membrane
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Anterior tab flap versus standard underlay myringoplasty in children.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: Tympanic membrane (TM) perforation closure can present a problem in children, especially in anterior and total perforations, because of the anterior's lack of support for the graft. It was suggested that the anterior tab flap (ATF) ... Read more...

Total mastoid obliteration in staged canal-up tympanoplasty for cholesteatoma facilitates tympanic aeration.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess middle ear aeration after total mastoid obliteration using bone pate and hydroxyapatite performed at the second stage of intact-canal-wall (ICW) tympanoplasty. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Tertiary referral ... Read more...

Middle ear exploration in patients with Ménière's disease who have failed outpatient intratympanic gentamicin therapy.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: Treatment of medically refractory Ménière's disease (MD) with intratympanic (IT) gentamicin has now become a standard therapy. This procedure is effective in controlling vertigo attacks, but approximately 10% of patients do not have an ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tympanic Membrane'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Anterior tab flap versus standard underlay myringoplasty in children. 30 Aug 2009
• Total mastoid obliteration in staged canal-up tympanoplasty for cholesteatoma facilitates tympanic aeration. 30 Aug 2009
• Tuberculous otitis media. 30 Aug 2009
• Middle ear exploration in patients with Ménière's disease who have failed outpatient intratympanic gentamicin therapy. 30 Jul 2009
• Individual differences in the permeability of the round window: evaluating the movement of intratympanic gadolinium into the inner ear. 30 Jul 2009
• Masked patulous Eustachian tube: an important diagnostic precaution before middle ear surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• Clinical images: Otalgia, an unusual complication of Sjögren's syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
• Intratympanic injection of autologous blood for traumatic perilymphatic fistulas. 30 Jul 2009
• Development of water-insoluble chitosan patch scaffold to repair traumatic tympanic membrane perforations. 30 Jul 2009
• Comparison of two approaches to the surgical management of cochlear implantation. 30 Jul 2009
• A computational method for the semi-automated quantitative analysis of tympanic membrane perforations and tympanosclerosis. 27 Jul 2009
• Membranous band of a first branchial cleft anomaly. 7 Jul 2009
• Function of the sexually dimorphic ear of the American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana: brief review and new insight. 29 Jun 2009
• Finite element modeling of sound transmission with perforations of tympanic membrane. 29 Jun 2009
• Use of forward pressure level to minimize the influence of acoustic standing waves during probe-microphone hearing-aid verification. 29 Jun 2009
• Tympanic thermometry--normal temperature and reliability. 29 Jun 2009
• Forced-air warming effectively prevents midazolam-induced core hypothermia in volunteers. 29 Jun 2009
• Carrier status for the common R501X and 2282del4 filaggrin mutations is not associated with hearing phenotypes in 5,377 children from the ALSPAC cohort. Jun 2009
• Limited knowledge and recall of common staging systems: can we rely on what the clinical record tells us about retraction of the tympanic membrane? 30 May 2009
• Tympanomastoidectomy: planned second-look tympanotomy. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Tympanic Membrane'

Definition: An oval semitransparent membrane separating the external EAR CANAL from the tympanic cavity (EAR, MIDDLE). It contains three layers: the skin of the external ear canal; the core of radially and circularly arranged collagen fibers; and the MUCOSA of the middle ear.

Descriptor UI: D014432

Alternative terms: Tympanic Membrane; Membrane, Tympanic; Membranes, Tympanic; Tympanic Membranes; Eardrum; Eardrums;

Related Mesh Headings: Myringoplasty; Tympanoplasty;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A09.246.272.702;

Technical Notes: do not confuse with TYMPANUM; /surg: consider MYRINGOPLASTY & TYMPANOPLASTY