AIMS to carry out a retrospective analysis of myringoplasty results in children in our institute. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty five children, 9 to 14 years old, who underwent myringoplasty in our hospital between April 2002 and May 2004, formed the study group. Data regarding successful perforation closure, factors influencing success rates and hearing improvement were recorded. RESULTS Clo...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate endoscopic push-through technique cartilage myringoplasty results. METHODS This prospective study was performed on patients with anterior tympanic membrane perforations and endoscopic push-through technique cartilage myringoplasty was performed between 2011 and 2013. The patients who did not have any cholesteatoma or otorrhea in the previous 3 months, and had an air bon...

OBJECTIVES Loss of taste function was studied pre- and postoperatively in patients who underwent myringoplasty. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-two patients who were diagnosed with chronic otitis media and underwent myringoplasty between May 2007 and May 2009 were included in the study. Regional taste test was performed preoperatively and two weeks after the operation in all patients planned to u...

Perforation of the tympanic membrane is a common war injury, especially after explosions. Such perforations will normally heal spontaneously under favourable conditions. A small number in whom the defect persists will benefit from closure by myringoplasty. Thirty-four such cases underwent operative repair and were compared with an equal number due to other causes.

Among 30 children with cholesteatoma undergoing surgery at the Bicetre Hospital between 1985 and 1990, 8 had intact tympanic membranes. Since this represents a larger portion of the patient population than would be expected from previously published data, we under-look a critical analysis of the clinical findings. Among these 8 cases, 2 corresponded to the criteria of congenital cholesteatoma w...