[Middle ear operation of children and juveniles].
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.
Chen
W
W
Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200081.
Deng
Y
Y
Tong
J
J
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