title: Myringoplasty in children: retrospective analysis of 60 cases.
abstract: Myringoplasty or type 1 tympanoplasty aims the restoration of the anatomic integrity of the tympanic membrane; it's a very common surgery in otology. The objective was to evaluate the anatomic and functional results of this surgery in children using the retro-auricular approach. Sixty young patients with diagnosis of simple tympanic perforation were evaluated; these patients underwent myringoplasty by a retro-auricular approach (underlay technique) between November 2010 and May 2013. It's a retrospective evaluation of the anatomic and functional results of theses myringoplasties. Mean age at surgery was 8, 5 years old, cartilage was used as graft in our entire patient, closure of perforation was successful in 48 cases (80%), and audiometric results showed functional improvement in 27 (45%) patients, no significant change was noted in the remaining patients. The results of myringoplasty in children seem worse than those in adults. However, a large study with a long follow up is warranted in order to come to definitive conclusions.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Harkani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abdellatif
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Rouchdi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Youssef
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Maliki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Nouri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Aderdour
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lahcen
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Raji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abdelaziz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Myringoplasty; cartilage; child