OBJECTIVE To determine which preoperative conditions or surgical techniques may influence the success of tympanoplasty in the pediatric population. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search of the English-language literature from 1966 to May 1997 was conducted using the search terms pediatric or child and tympanoplasty or myringoplasty. STUDY SELECTION Articles that provided age-specific data on tympan...

erein, we present a review of the manuscript titled ‘Treatment of tympanic membrane perforation using bacerial cellulose: A randomized controlled trial’’ by Silveira t al.1 The work outlined in this manuscript was interesting. fter review, we agree with the authors that bacterial celulose is an excellent material for tympanic membrane (TM) egeneration and may be an effective alternative to cone...

Introduction: Chronic suppurative otitis media is a major public health problem in children and adults. Tympanoplasty is a surgical procedure which aims to prevent recurrent otorrhea and restore hearing ability. Objective: To compare the graft uptake and the hearing outcome of tympanoplasty in non cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media between wet and totally dry ears. Methods: A total of 108 w...

BACKGROUND Myringoplasty is a common procedure in otorhinolaryngology. Many techniques with different complications and outcomes have been described, one of which is hyaluronic acid fat graft myringoplasty (HAFGM). This technique, as proposed by Saliba, uses fat tissue and hyaluronic acid discs. The technique is relatively fast with a high success rate and low complications. However, what outco...

BACKGROUND The Internet hosts a large number of high-quality medical resources and poses seemingly endless opportunities to inform, teach, and connect professionals and patients alike. However, it is difficult for the lay person to distinguish accurate from inaccurate information. AIM This study was undertaken in an attempt to assess the quality of information on otolaryngology available on t...