Outlook for Tissue Engineering of the Tympanic Membrane
Tympanic membrane perforation is a common problem leading to hearing loss. Despite the autoregenerative activity of the eardrum, chronic perforations require surgery using different materials, from autologous tissue - fascia, cartilage, fat or perichondrium - to paper patch. However, both, surgical...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627121/ |