Myringotomy secondary to eustachian tube dysfunction. However, the number of patients in the studies cited, 22 and 8 respectively and 18 in the tympanometric study, is extremely small and simply points to the need for large, well-controlled studies. Myringotomy A myringotomy, sometimes called by other names, is a surgical procedure in which a tiny incision is created in the eardrum (tympanic membrane) to relieve pressure caused by excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus from the middle ear. A tympanostomy tube is inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged time and to prevent reaccumulation
Joel-Cohen incision for re-appearance of audible intestinal sounds were shorter in Joel-Cohen group than the Pfannenstiel group in a study conducted with 153 women. In the two studies (with 411 participants) that compared the Joel-Cohen incision with the Pfannenstiel incision, the Joel-Cohen incision was associated with a 65% reduction in postoperative febrile morbidity. The skin incision is made 3 cm above the location of Pfannenstiel incision. The subcutaneous tissue is incised in three medial centimetres. The lateral tissue separation is done manually and the fascia is divided by blunt dissection using both index fingers. This incision is extended laterally by the fingers.