Pediatric myringoplasty: factors that affect success-a retrospective study.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of patient and graft variables on the successful closure of tympanic membrane perforations treated with myringoplasty at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 2000 to 2005.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review at an academic tertiary-care children's hospital.

Methods: Charts were reviewed for 604 children, ages 1 to 18 years old, with complete records who underwent myringoplasty by the pediatric otolaryngology practice at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC from 2000 to 2005, totaling 777 procedures.