Otolaryngology Houston
Bechara Y. Ghorayeb, MD
8830 Long Point, Suite 806
Houston, Texas 77055
Tel. 713 464 2614
This page was last updated: October 31, 2009
Picture of TORP
(Total Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis)
This patient had a modified radical mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma. The ossicular chain was completely destroyed, except for the footplate of the stapes. A titanium total ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP) was placed over the footplate.
Right tympanomastoidectomy and ossicular reconstruction, surgeon's view.
The "platform" of the TORP was covered with a piece of tragal cartilage and a temporalis fascia graft. The patient's hearing improved by 40 dB.
Right tympanomastoidectomy and ossicular reconstruction, surgeon's view.
