title: Myringoplasty for chronic otitis media.
abstract: METHODS
  25 children in the age group of 8-14 years suffering from chronic suppurative otitis media were taken up for myringoplasty using onlay technique under general anaesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All selected cases had a central type of dry perforation, good cochlear reserve and healthy middle ear mucosa. Cases having enlarged adenoids, infection in nose or throat, any traumatic perforation or previous attempt at closure were excluded from the study. It was found that there was 76% take up of graft after two months who also had improvement in hearing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that myringoplasty stands a good chance in children.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India. drngoyal@rediffmail.com
authors: Neeraj
authors: N
authors: Goyal
authors: Vikas
authors: V
authors: Kakkar
authors: Preeti
authors: P
authors: Goyal
authors: S P S
authors: SP
authors: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009225:Myringoplasty; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000601:surgery*