Myringoplasty for chronic otitis media.
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.
Goyal
Neeraj
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Department of Otolaryngology, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India. drngoyal@rediffmail.com
Kakkar
Vikas
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Goyal
Preeti
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Yadav
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009225:Myringoplasty; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000601:surgery*