Special Considerations for Tympanoplasty Type I in the Oncological Pediatric Population: A Case-Control Study

Autor: Celine Richard, Emily Baker, Joshua Wood
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Surgery, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-875X
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.844810
Popis: IntroductionAlthough cutting-edges antineoplastic therapies increase survival in children with malignancies, the optimal surgical strategy to address associated comorbidities such as chronic tympanic membrane perforation is still poorly documented. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of type I tympanoplasty in pediatric cancer survivors who received chemo and/or radiotherapy to the skull and to identify potential associated risk factors.MethodsThis case-control study included medical records review of oncologic patients (age
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