Outcomes of Tympanoplasty After Cleft Palate Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Nicolas S PouporeHussein SmailyWilliam W CarrollPhayvanh P Pecha

Published in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

This meta-analysis does not endorse anatomic or functional differences between patients with CP repair and controls after tympanoplasty. However, there is a paucity of evidence for younger children. Further studies are warranted to elucidate specific risk factors for tympanoplasty outcomes in young patients with previous CP repair.

Keyphrases

systematic review
case control
young adults
meta analyses
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