- Marmara Medical Journal
- Vol: 2 Issue: 5 - Marmara Medical Journal
- Treatment of otıtıs medıa wıth effusıon: Early results0
Treatment of otıtıs medıa wıth effusıon: Early results0
Authors : M. A. Şehitoglu, C. Uneri, M. M. Çelikoyar, A. Tutkun, M. K. Gunay
Pages : 36-41
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Publication Date : 1989-06-01
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Artificial ventilation of an under-ventilated middle car by means of a tympanostomy tube still is a subject to controversy. We present a series of 149 cars of which tympanostomy tubes were inserted, the audiometric gain and the complications we have observed. 88.3 % of the ears had air-bone gaps minimized at the postoperative first month. The overall rate of complications was found to be 10.7 %, with 4.2% as temporary complications. We believe that insertion of a ventilation tube still is the treatment of choice for otitis media with effusion, at least for selected cases.Keywords : Otitis media with effusion, treatment