Middle ear ventilation in conjunction with adenotonsillectomy.
This report continues the evaluation of the use of a ventilation tube in the middle ear at the time of adenotonsillectomy. This series of 72 cases has been followed for 1 to 3 years. Each patient had bilaterally similar middle ear effusions. A myringotomy was performed in both ears. In one of the ears a ventilation tube was inserted, the other ear acting as a control. In 3 out of 4 of the patients in this study, adenotonsillectomy and evacuation of the middle ear fluid were sufficient to clear the middle ear indefinitely, and the use of the ventilation tube was redundant.
D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D014068:Tonsillectomy