title: Tympanoplasty grafting and ossicular reconstruction.
abstract: Tympanoplasty is a surgical procedure that has been used in various modifications for the last 25 years for chronic ear disease. The goals of tympanoplasty are to control the infection and at the same time to restore the ear to a more normal state with the hope of improving hearing.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods