title: Comparative study of various ventilating tubes.
abstract: In less than 20 years, insertion of middle ear ventilating tubes has become perhaps the most common operative procedure. It was not possible to find a study that adequately compares the performance of the many different types of tympanostomy tubes available. The ideal ventilating tube is defined; it has not yet been designed.
mesh_terms: D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery; D005064:Eustachian Tube; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery*