[Hearing-enhancing surgery in the children; the current state-of-the-art. Part 1. Tympanoplasty and myringoplasty].

This review of the current Russian-language and foreign literature is centered on the problem of hearing-enhancing operations in the children. The detailed data on tympanoplasty and myringoplasty are presented in conjunction with the indications and contraindications for these surgical interventions. Selected stages of operations are described with special reference to complicated cases. The factors determining the postoperative prognosis are discussed. The opinions of foreign and domestic authors, including debatable ones, are considered.