Congenital aural atresia surgery: anterior mastoid and transmastoid approaches

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 1 Results of anterior mastoid and transmastoid approaches

Patients	Anterior mastoid group			Transmastoid group
No.	Preop. PTA	Postop. PTA	Complication	Preop. PTA	Postop. PTA	Complication
1	50	16		48	18
2	55	25		54	25	Infection
3	40	18		56	27	Infection
4	45	27	Stenosis	58	36	Infection, failed graft
5	38	23	Infection	40	22
6	62	22		45	26	Stenosis
7	45	35	Stenosis	42	25	Infection, graft lateralization
8	50	26	Failed graft	47	23	Stenosis
Average	48	24		49	25