title: Tympanoplasty: surgical results and a comparison of the factors that may interfere in their success.
abstract: Chronic otitis media has a high prevalence on the population and their treatment continuous to be a challenge for the otorhinolaryngologists.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To demonstrate the factors that could interfere in the tympanoplasty success and the surgical results during 2002.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical prospective.
  
  
  METHODS
  were included 37 patients with chronic otitis media non cholesteatoma (COMNC) undergo to tympanoplasty (in lay or underlay, with homologous graft). All the patients were submitted to a survey pre and postoperative include clinical, physical examinations, flexible nasal endoscope and audiometry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The age, the dimension and localization of the tympanic membrane perforation; the condition of middle ear mucosa; number of otorrhea/year; smoking; parents history of otorrhea and hearing loss; personals history of otological surgery; monthly family income; the graft, technique and access used were not significantly to repair tympanic membrane perforations. The closure rate was 65% and the gain in air-bone gap was 100%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The timpanoplasty must be considerate in the treatment of the COMNC.
authors.affiliation: Medical School of the ABC, Brazil. ilfukuchi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukuchi
authors.forename: Dafne Patrícia
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Cerchiari
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo Borges
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.forename: Priscila Bogar
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Rapoport
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*