title: Relationship between the shape of the reconstructed tympanic cavity and the postoperative auditory function.
abstract: The dependence of the postoperative hearing function on the shape of the reconstructed tympanic cavity has been evaluated. After reconstructing a large tympanic cavity, the results were very good; after reconstructing a flat tympanic cavity they were good and after reconstructing a cavum minor they were bad. The main cause of bad long-term hearing ability after type IV tympanoplasty was tympanofibrosis. The global results were better following close tympanoplasty than following open tympanoplasty.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods