title: Is Allergic Rhinitis a Factor That Affects Success of Tympanoplasty?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of allergic rhinitis on the success of the operation in chronic otitis surgery by using score for allergic rhinitis (SFAR).
  
  
  METHODS
  In the present study; 121 patients, who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty were examined retrospectively. SFAR of all patients were recorded. The graft success rates of 26 patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and 95 patients with no allergic rhinitis group (NAR) were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  While the graft success rate in NAR group was 89.5%, this rate was 80.8% in the AR group. However, the difference between groups was not statistically significant (p = 0.311).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that allergic rhinitis decreases the graft success rate of the pathologies occurring in eustachian tube, middle ear and mastoid although statistically significant difference wasn't found. Prospective studies with larger patient groups are required in order to evaluate this pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ministry of Health Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara,Turkey. elifersoy78@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Elif Ersoy
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Callioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Sami
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bercin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hayati
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ministry of Health Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara,Turkey.
authors.forename: Togay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muderris
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuzuner
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Hakan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods
keywords: Allergic rhinitis; Chronic otitis surgery; Graft success rate; Middle ear pathology; Tympanoplasty