title: Long-term results of Goode's tympanostomy tubes in children.
abstract: The results of a retrospective study of the complications of middle ear ventilation by Goode's T-tubes in children are presented. 248 T-tubes were inserted into 119 patients. 16.9% progressed to spontaneous extrusion with a mean period of ventilation approaching 20 months. 54.9% of patients experienced otorrhoea which was found to be significantly more common in those ears with a mucoid effusion at the time of T-tube insertion. 21.1% of ears developed a persistent perforation where spontaneous extrusion had occurred or the T-tubes had been removed. Perforation also occurred more frequently in those with otorrhoea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Prichard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Narula
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries