Table 3. Postoperative finding of tympanic membrane, according to the status of mastoid cavity

Diploic mastoid cavity (n=30) Sclerotic mastoid cavity (n=39)
CWUTM (n=12) CWUTM & MO (n=18) p-value CWUTM (n=13) CWUTM & MO (n=26) p-value
Perforation of tympanic membrane 3 (25.0%) 6 (33.3%) 0.472 2 (15.3%) 6 (23.1%) 0.456
Otorrhea 3 (25%) 1 (5.6%) 0.163 1 (7.6%) 1 (3.8%) 0.561
Retraction of tympanic membrane 0 (0%) 0 (0%) - 0 (0%) 0 (0%) -
CWUTM : Canal Wall Up Tympanomastoidectomy, MO : Mastoid Obliteration