Original scientific paper
The Quantitative Analysis of the Vascularization Following Two Basic Auditory Canal Skin Incisions
Niko Cvjetković
Mitja S. Velepič
Marko M. Velepič
Dejan Komljenović
Gordana Žauhar
Abstract
Three groups of nine patients each were analyzed. The first two groups consisted of
those that underwent tympanoplastic due to chronic inflammation of middle ear. Two
different standard auditory canal skin incisions were applied, i.e. tympanomeatal flap
(TMF) or vascular strip (VS). The third control group consisted of non-operated patients.
All the operated patients were subjected to a quantitative analysis of the auditory
canal revascularization by means of the Weibel stereological test method, i.e. the B 100
double network system. The density of capillaries, arterioles, venulolymphatic spaces
and a total volume density of all vascular elements of the auditory canal skin were measured.
The obtained results of vascularization were compared with those of the target
control group. It was found out that there were no significant differences in vascularization
of auditory canal skin between TMF and VS patients from one side and the control
group on the other side.
Keywords
auditory canal; skin vascularization; tympanomeatal flap; vascular strip
Hrčak ID:
28073
URI
Publication date:
16.6.2003.
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