Outcomes of tympanoplasty in children with down syndrome

The prevalence of chronic otitis media with effusion (COME), and Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is high in Down syndrome (DS) patients. This often necessitates multiple tympanostomy tube (TT) placements resulting in a higher rate of persistent tympanic membrane (TM) perforation requiring tympanoplasty for repair.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - October 5, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Saied Ghadersohi, Jonathan B. Ida, Bharat Bhushan, Kathleen R. Billings Source Type: research