Allograft tympanoplasty type 1 in the childhood population.
Seventy allograft type 1 tympanoplasties in children under 16 years of age were studied retrospectively. Only patients with a tympanic membrane perforation without cholesteatoma and a normal ossicular chain were included. Short-term and long-term anatomic and functional results were analyzed after a mean follow-up of 40 months. The overall short-term take rate was 97% and the long-term take rate was 88%. A number of variables with alleged prognostic value for surgical outcome were analyzed, but none showed statistical correlation with either anatomic or functional results. A median hearing gain of 10 dB was achieved, which was stable over time. We conclude that allograft tympanoplasty type 1 in this group of children is anatomically and functionally successful regardless of age.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St Augustinus Hospital, University of Antwerp, Antwerp-Wilrijk, Belgium.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001299:Audiometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000637:transplantation*; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014433:Tympanoplasty