Sun Wan-Hsuan, Chen Chia-Ho, Kuo Chao-Yin, Cheng Sheng-Yao, Huang Tzu-Chin
Department of Otolaryngology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan.
Department of Otolaryngology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei 10630, Taiwan.
Children (Basel). 2025 Apr 17;12(4):519. doi: 10.3390/children12040519.
: Using transcanal endoscopic ear surgery to manage middle ear disease in children remains a controversial topic. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of transcanal endoscopic ear surgery between children and adults. : The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of transcanal endoscopic ear surgery between children and adults. : We observed no significant difference between pediatric and adult patients with regard to the rates of surgical success, postoperative hearing gain, and postoperative complications in all surgical procedures. As for ventilation tube insertion, the pediatric patients had shorter surgical times compared to adult patients. With respect to tympanoplasty, the pediatric group had a longer surgical time than adults did. : Our study showed that transcanal endoscopic ear surgery can be successfully applied to manage various middle ear diseases in children.
使用经耳道内镜耳手术治疗儿童中耳疾病仍是一个有争议的话题。本研究的目的是比较经耳道内镜耳手术在儿童和成人中的疗效。本研究的目的是比较经耳道内镜耳手术在儿童和成人中的疗效。我们观察到，在所有手术操作中，小儿患者和成年患者在手术成功率、术后听力改善及术后并发症发生率方面无显著差异。至于置管手术，小儿患者的手术时间比成年患者短。在鼓膜成形术方面，小儿组的手术时间比成人组长。我们的研究表明，经耳道内镜耳手术可成功应用于治疗儿童的各种中耳疾病。
