OBJECTIVE Myringoplasty is successfully performed in children since many years. However still considerable controversy surrounds the subject of proper timing of surgery and other factors influencing the success rate. The aim of this study was to assess the results of myringoplasty in children and to determine which factors influence the postoperative results. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospectiv...

OBJECTIVE The aims of our study were to evaluate the outcome of office-based paper patch grafting in tympanic membrane (TM) perforation regardless of the disease duration or etiology and to compare the clinical factors influencing the successful closure of perforation between the success and failure groups of paper patch myringoplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study of 11...

OBJECTIVES To compare hyaluronic acid fat graft myringoplasty (HAFGM) with fat graft myringoplasty (FGM) on grade I tympanic membrane perforations (TMPs) (<25% of the tympanic membrane surface) and to assess 12-month postoperative hearing outcomes in a pediatric population. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Tertiary care pediatric center. PATIENTS Ninety-two children with a TMP were include...

IMPORTANCE Tympanostomy tube removal is a commonly performed pediatric procedure. Few studies have evaluated whether removal technique influences the likelihood of the tympanic membrane (TM) to heal. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the technique used for tympanostomy tube removal affects the likelihood of persistent TM perforation healing in children. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Retros...

BACKGROUND Hyaluronic acid fat graft myringoplasty (HAFGM) is an office-based technique for tympanic membrane perforation (TMP) treatment. It is simple, inexpensive, and performed under local anesthesia at the outpatient office department. We aimed to compare HAFGM technique to a recently described topical use of autologous platelet rich plasma myringoplasty (PRPM) in the repair of TMP. We also...

OBJECTIVES To assess difference between two methods of post-operative ear packing: bismuth iodoform paraffin paste (BIPP) versus plane gauze containing steroid and antibiotics (lococotien with veoform) METHODS A retrospective study of patients who had undergone myringoplasty at our hospital from January 2005 to January 2007. Data, including age, size of perforation surgical approach, use of p...