Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Fat Grafts in the Repair of Tympanic Membrane Perforations: An Experimental Study.

Journal: The journal of international advanced otology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the use of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to improve the success rate of fat graft myringoplasty in perforated tympanic membranes of rats.

Authors

  • Mehmet Akif Aksoy
    Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Gölköy State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey.
  • Mustafa Fuat Açıkalın
    Department of Pathology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
  • Melek Kezban Gürbüz
    Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
  • Erkan Niyazi Özüdoğru
    Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
  • Funda Canaz
    Department of Pathology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
  • Ercan Kaya
    Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
  • Mehmet Özgür Pınarbaşlı
    Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
  • Armağan İncesulu
    Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
  • Hamdi Çaklı
    Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
  • Cemal Cingi
    Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.