Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Author | Year of Publication | Study Period | Type of Study | Total Patients (n) | EM Patients (n) | MM Patients (n) | EM Age (Years) | MM Age (Years) | EM Follow-Up (Months) | MM Follow-Up (Months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secaattin Gulsen, Adem Baltac [15] | 2019 | 2015–2018 | RNRC | 126 (149 ears) |
67 (78 ears) |
59 (71 ears) |
45.4 (15–61) | 54.8 (18–72) | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| Ahmad Daneshi et al. [16] | 2020 | 2014–2016 | RNRC | 130 | 75 | 55 | 39.85 (18–68) | 38.25 (16–77) | 12 | 12 |
| Qimei Yanget et al. [17] | 2022 | 2011–2016 | RNRC | 345 | 224 | 121 | 40.87 (18–67) | 38.56 (18–66) | 12.74 (6–48) | 14.08 (6–36) |
| Chin-Kuo Chen et al. [18] | 2022 | 2008–2018 | RNRC | 43 | 22 | 21 | 50.6 | 45.9 | 14 | 13.7 |
| Tzu-Yen Huang et al. [19] | 2018 | 2011–2014 | RNRC | 95 (100 ears) |
47 (50 ears) |
48 (50 ears) |
54.2 | 49.9 | 6 | 6 |
| A. C. Jyothi et al. [20] | 2017 | 2011–2013 | PRC | 120 | 60 | 60 | 28.5 | 31.4 | 12 | 12 |
RNRC = Retrospective non-randomized comparative; PRC = Prospective randomized comparative; EM = Endoscopic myringoplasty; MM = Microscopic myringoplasty.