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  • Title: Anterosuperior anchoring myringoplasty using cyanoacrylate glue can prevent packing gelfoam in the middle ear cavity.
    Author: Li Y, Liang J, Cheng Y, Zhang Q, Ren X, Sheng Y.
    Journal: Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis; 2018 Apr; 135(2):95-98. PubMed ID: 29449102.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: Although a number of methods have been attempted to improve securing the graft, packing gelfoam in the middle ear cavity cannot be avoided, which could obstruct the tympanic ostium of the Eustachian tube and affect inner ear function. Myringoplasty using tissue adhesive has gained traction because tissue adhesives can effectively stabilise the graft and act as scaffolding to improve the graft uptake. The aim of this prospective study was to explore myringoplasty using cyanoacrylate glue with no packing in the middle ear cavity for the repair of subtotal tympanic membrane (TM) perforations. METHODS: Between March 2014 and November 2015, 71 patients with subtotal TM perforations were randomly and prospectively divided into a glue group and a control group. Two securing techniques were performed using only cyanoacrylate glue or using only filling gelfoam in the middle ear cavity, respectively, during an anterosuperior anchoring myringoplasty operated by a single surgeon. RESULTS: At a 6-month follow-up, the graft uptake rate was 87% in the glue group and 89% in the control group. A significant hearing improvement was found in both groups postoperatively when compared to the preoperative values (P<0.05 for both). There was no significant difference in the graft uptake rate and hearing improvement between the 2 groups (P>0.05). Similar complications were found in each group. CONCLUSION: Cyanoacrylate glue is a helpful material for graft stabilisation and can substitute for filling gelfoam in the middle ear cavity during anterosuperior anchoring myringoplasty for subtotal TM perforation.
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