[Meningioma of the internal auditory canal: A rare entity].

We present the case of a 61-year-old man in whom the magnetic resonance imaging performed prior to left cochlear implant surgery revealed a lesion in the right internal auditory canal resembling a vestibular Schwannoma. Left cochlear implant surgery was performed and three months later, the right internal auditory canal lesion was removed. The final histopathological analysis revealed it to be a meningioma.

[Primary myringoplasties. Results after a 2 year follow-up period].

Introduction And Goals: The goals of myringoplasty are closure of the perforation in the tympanic membrane and improvement in hearing levels, with varying results in the published literature. Our aim was to determine the results of this procedure at our centre and compare them with the literature.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 217 primary myringoplasties carried out in the Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital between 1998 and 2003, describing the characteristics of the perforations, surgical technique and post-operative results (perforation closure and hearing improvement).