title: Myringoplasty results in a district hospital in Botswana.
abstract: This was a prospective study to determine the success rate of myringoplasty in a low-resource setting. Myringoplasty was performed on 85 patients and follow-up done for 6 months in order to determine the incidence of closure of the repaired tympanic membrane. The eardrum closure rate at 3 months was 88% and at 6 months 84%. There was a 62% positive change of more than 10 dB in the pure tone averages of air conduction at frequencies 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz and a 24% improvement of less than 10 dB. This compares favourably with results from other studies.
authors.affiliation: Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
authors.forename: I K Denge
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Makaya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001902:Botswana; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000601:surgery*