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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021

Specific aspects of tympanoplasty in children: A retrospective cohort study of 95 cases.

Sanaa Mallouk, El Bouhmadi Khadi, Walid Bijou, Youssef Oukessou, Rouadi Sami, Larbi Abada Redallah, Mahtar Mohammed

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Outcome of myringoplasty and type 1 tympanoplasty in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sanaa MalloukENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Center IBN ROCHD, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
El Bouhmadi KhadiENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Center IBN ROCHD, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Walid BijouENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Center IBN ROCHD, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Youssef OukessouENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Center IBN ROCHD, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Rouadi SamiENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Center IBN ROCHD, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Larbi Abada RedallahENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Center IBN ROCHD, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mahtar MohammedENT Department, Face and Neck Surgery, Hospital August, 20'1953, University Hospital Center IBN ROCHD, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
University of Hassan II Casablanca · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPaediatric tympanoplasty is now a common surgical procedure. The age from which it could be proposed varies regarding children specificities such as Eustachian tube dysfunction, the high incidence of upper airway infections and the immaturity of the immune system. The aim of this study is to describe the specific constitutional, epidemiological and operative aspects as well as the anatomical and functional results of tympanoplasty in children.

methodsFrom 2014 to 2018, a cohort of 95 patients with ages between 6 and 16 years, operated for a type I tympanoplasty, was reviewed by analysing the medical history, the epidemiological and clinical parameters, in addition to the operative features and the functional results.

resultsThe mean age at surgery was 11,7 years. The main risk factors of tympanic perforation were recurrent otitis (78,9%), auricular trauma (16,8%) and tonsillar and adenoid hypertrophy (7,4%). Good anatomical postoperative results with a closed and reinforced neo-tympanic membrane were seen in 90 (94,7%) cases, while a significant improvement of the hearing loss was observed in 87 (91.6%) patients, with a mean value of 34,23 dB HL before and 21,9 dB HL after surgery (p < 0,0001).

conclusionsThe indications of type I tympanoplasty in the paediatric population remain a subject of debate, but still offer good anatomical and functional results as long as it is adapted to each particular case.

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