title: Tympanic membrane ossification.
abstract: Ossification of the tympanic membrane after myringoplasty is recorded for the first time. Myringoplasty was performed for closure of a perforation which followed the surgical treatment of otitis media with effusion and had included the insertion of a long-term T-tube.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hehar
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Maw
mesh_terms: D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*