Inferior Flap Tympanoplasty: A Novel Technique for Anterior Perforation Closure

Table 1

No	Age	Sex	Side	Perforation location	Imaging	Comorbidity	MERI
1	12	M	Right	Central superior anterior	Normal		2
2	69	F	Left	Marginal anterior inferior	Left mastoid air cells effusion	HTN, hypercholesterolemia	3
3	16	F	Right	Central anterior	NA	s/p right and left tympanoplasty	5
4	61	M	Right	Marginal anterior	NA	IHD, HTN, and s/p left tympanoplasty 1970	4
5	24	F	Right	Total	NA		1
6	16	M	Right	Central anterior	NA		1
7	34	M	Left	Central anterior	Post right mastoidectomy, normal left ear	s/p right mastoidectomy	2
8	48	F	Right	Central anterior	Right mastoid sclerosis	s/p right tympanoplasty	5
9	13	F	Right	Marginal anterior	NA		1
10	48	F	Left	Subtotal	NA	Right ear perforation	1
11	19	M	Left	Central anterior inferior	NA	s/p right tympanoplasty	4
12	54	F	Right	Central anterior inferior	NA	IHD, HTN	1
13	20	F	Left	Total	NA	s/p left tympanoplasty	5

IDH: ischemic heart disease; HTN: hypertension; s/p: status post; MERI: Middle Ear Risk Index.