Abstract:Objective: To compare closure rates and hearing outcomes of microscopic and endoscopic tympanoplasty in pediatric patients. Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Tertiary university medical center. Patients: Pediatric patients who underwent tympanoplasty surgery by a fellowship-trained neurotologist between 2010 and 2019 with a minimum of 2 months of follow-up, a tympanic membrane perforation, and no preoperative cholesteatoma. Interventions: Transcanal endoscopic tympanoplasty or microscopic tymp… Show more
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