title: The surgical treatment of atelectatic ears and retraction pockets in children and adults.
abstract: Eighty-four ears which underwent tympanoplasty because of an atelectasis of the tympanic membrane were followed up. Thirty-six involved children (4-13 years old). On the average, 50-55 months of postoperative follow-up showed that atelectasis, once operated, shared the same pattern and prognosis in the children as in the adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Sheba Medical Centre, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luntz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Avraham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D014433:Tympanoplasty