title: [Middle ear operation of children and juveniles].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the results and effective factors of middle ear operation in children and juveniles.
  
  
  METHODS
  105 cases (146 ears) were analyzed retrospectively. 49 ears were followed up over 3 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  120 ear had perfect hearing materials. The difference of average air-bone gap between postoperation (21.86 +/- 13.15) dB HL and preoperation (35.20 +/- 13.87) dB HL was significant (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Middle ear operation was a safe, effective operation in children and juveniles, reoperation also was proper option for someone if his first operation didn't success or repeated cases.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200081.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D002648:Child; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D014433:Tympanoplasty