Half Disc Cartilage Tympanoplasty: A Newer Technique Versus Temporalis Fascia Tympanoplasty-Retrospective Analysis.

Tympanoplasty is a surgical procedure performed for the closure of tympanic membrane perforation. The present study was conducted to compare the outcomes of a newer technique of cartilage tympanoplasty which the author has named as half disc cartilage tympanoplasty and temporalis fascia tympanoplasty in the following areas-the improvement in hearing, frequency specific improvement in hearing, graft uptake rate. Retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Rajagiri Hospital from February 2018 to February 2020.

Lacrimal Sac Rhinosporidiosis and Surgical Management by Transnasal Endoscopic Excision: A Case Series.

Objectives: To study the clinical profile and the route of spread of lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis. To device a standard transnasal endoscopic surgical procedure in the treatment of lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of a case series on lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis.