Tympanoplasty (Ear drum repair)
Description
Tympanoplasty is an eardrum repair. The surgeon repairs a damaged or perforated ear drum and sometimes the adjacent small bones of the middle ear. Typically a graft from a vein or muscle sheath is used, but occasionally an artificial material is required. Infection and trauma are the most common causes of ear drum damage.
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Common Complications
Failure of the graft to heal, narrowing of the ear canal, scarring or adhesion's in the middle ear, hearing loss, dislocation of the prosthesis or facial nerve injury. The surgery can result in post-operative pain, infection or blood clots of the legs (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolus). Patients can infrequently have bad reactions to the general anesthesia including allergic reactions and very rarely a heart attack or stroke.
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