The influence of septal deviation and septal surgery on tubal function.
Assessment was made of the influence of a nasal septal deviation and the surgical correction of this deviation on the function of the Eustachian tube. A Tuba-Compliance-Manometric test was performed by Valsalva maneuver. On the basis of the results the authors could say that surgical correction of a nasal septal deviation in order to improve the tubal opening pressure, both on the deviated side and the non-deviated side, is justified.
Deron
B J
BJ
E.N.T. Department of A.Z.-V.U.B., Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
Clement
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PA
Derde
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MP
D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver