Myringoplasty is often regarded as one of the easier operation in otology The principal failures in myringoplasty are reperforation of the eardrum, anterior blunting, lateralization or thickening of the graft, iatrogenic cholesteatomas, and eardrum retraction. The risk of post-operative perforation ranges between 7% and 27%. This is a brief review of the risk factor of post-op tympanic membrane...

Stéphane F. Maison, Douglas E. Vetter, and M. Charles Liberman Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School and Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston; Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, Boston; and Division of Health Science and Technology, Harvard University/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachu...

Otology & Neurotology Group CTS495, Department of Genomic Medicine—Centro de Genómica e Investigación Oncológica—Pfizer/Universidad de Granada/Junta de Andalucía (GENYO), Granada, Spain, Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria, ibs.GRANADA, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), Unive...