title: A Comparison of Cartilage Palisades and Temporal Fascia in Type 1 Tympanoplasty for Bilateral Tympanic Membrane Perforations in Children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the graft success rates and audiological outcomes of bilaterally performed type 1 tympanoplasty using cartilage palisades or temporal fascia in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty at Medical Park Hospital between May 2007 and February 2013. 27 patients (54 ears) were enrolled in the study: 15 (30 ears) in the palisade cartilage group and 12 (24 ears) in the fascia group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The graft success rate for the fascia group was 79.2%, and that for the cartilage group was 96.7%. The difference was statistically insignificant (p=0.078). Audiological improvements were seen in both groups, and the difference was statistically insignificant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of temporalis fascia grafting has similar outcomes to palisade cartilage tympanoplasty for both success rate and audiological values in children who have bilateral disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear Nose Throat, Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. taylangun@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Taylan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gün
authors.forename: Osman Fatih
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Boztepe
authors.forename: Doğan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atan
authors.forename: Aykut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: İkincioğulları
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dere
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002356:Cartilage; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods*