title: Tympanoplasty--25 years later.
abstract: The surgical details of tympanoplasty, the importance of the pathology, the proper selection and preparation of the patient have been emphasized. The results of the procedure have been discussed. While at times disappointing, the operation tympanoplasty as viewed over 25 years has been established in the armamentarium of the otologic surgeon.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery; D003094:Collagen; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000601:surgery; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000502:physiology; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen