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The Pope Wick as a myringoplasty ear canal dressing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Duncan McRae ,
Michael Dilkes  and
Guy Kenyon
Duncan McRae*
Affiliation:
London
Michael Dilkes
Affiliation:
London
Guy Kenyon
Affiliation:
London
*
Dr Wolfgang Maier, M.D., ENT Unit, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB.
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Abstract

A study of 50 consecutive patients undergoing myringoplasty using a Merocel Sponge Pope Ear wick as an ear canal dressing showed the wick to be complication free with potential advantages over the time honoured Bismuth Iodoform Paraffin Paste dressing.

Keywords

Myringoplasty
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 4 , April 1992 , pp. 327 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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