Endoscopic type 1 tympanoplasty in pediatric patients using tragal cartilage.

Importance: The main objective in the treatment of chronic otitis media is to relieve drainage and to rehabilitate hearing. Various materials can be used to repair the tympanic membrane (TM) through different tympanoplasty techniques.

Objective: To assess the results of endoscopic type I tympanoplasty in pediatric patients using tragal cartilage as a grafting material.

The value of intranasal splints after partial inferior turbinectomy.

To assess the value of using the intranasal septal splint after partial inferior turbinectomy (PIT) surgery. Prospective, randomized comparative study. The study was conducted over a period of 2 years from January 2012 to January 2014 at Minia University hospital, Minia, Egypt.