Factors affecting the treatment outcomes of myringoplasty in patients with small tympanic membrane perforations

ConclusionAs for surgical repair for the small tympanic membrane perforations with a history of chronic otitis media, age, cigarette smoking, mean air conduction threshold, and mean bone conduction threshold were associated with surgical outcomes; cigarette smoking was the independent predictive prognostic factor for the surgical outcomes.
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research