Title: Impact of cortical mastoidectomy on tympanoplasty for recurrent suppurative otitis media: a prospective study
Abstract: <p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Chronic suppurative otitis media condition is characterized by an ear discharge and a perforation in the tympanic membrane. Tympanoplasty and tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy are the two common surgeries performed to manage this condition.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> 50 patients were divided into two groups of 25 each. On Group I, tympanoplasty alone was done and on Group II tympanoplasty along with mastoidectomy was performed and outcome was noted. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The most common age group to be affected was 21-30 years. Discharge of 1-3 years was observed in 32% in Group I and 36% in Group II. 84% in Group I and 72% in Group II had mild hearing loss, and in both the groups, moderate perforations were more common. 84% of the patients in Group I and 88% in group II showed acceptance to the surgeries and the hearing gain in both the groups was around 10.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study shows that tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy has no added advantage over tympanoplasty alone in the patients with chronic suppurative otitis media.</p>