Comparative study of various ventilating tubes.
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.
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*