1. Children are more prone to frequent upper respiratory tract infection leading to re-perforation. 2. Many perforations which may heal spontaneously in future. 3. e external auditory meatus is narrow which make the surgical procedure very difficult. 4. e eustachain tube may not be fully developed or functional which may adversely affect the result. Similarly quite a few surgeons advocate in ...

BACKGROUND Tympanoplasty in children is a current and controversial theme. The success of tympanoplasty traditionally has been measured only by the post-operative integrity of the graft. Yet, there are other variables that may be used to determine success. The objectives of the present work were to analyze which factors are predictive of successful tympanoplasty in pediatric patients and to con...

BACKGROUND Nausea and vomiting are common complications of anesthesia and surgery. Patients undergoing tympanoplasty are exposed to a higher risk of postoperative nausea vomiting (PONV). These complications may alter the results of reconstruction and anatomical alignments. Numerous antiemetics have been studied to prevent and treat PONV in patients undergoing tympanoplasty. The aim of this stud...