Outcome of children with edge-everted traumatic tympanic membrane perforations following spontaneous healing versus fibroblast growth factor-containing gelfoam patching with or without edge repair

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1285-1288

  Lou, Zhengcai ^a   Xu, Lianfang ^a   Yang, Jian ^a   Wu, Xiaohong ^a  

^a YIWU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Everted perforation edges; Fibroblast growth factor; Gelfoam; Patching; Spontaneous healing; Traumatic; Tympanic membrane perforation

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GELFOAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR INFECTION; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; GELFOAM PATCHING; HEALING RATE; HEALING TIME; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GELATIN SPONGE, ABSORBABLE; HUMANS; MALE; MYRINGOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80052355061     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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