Treatment of secretory otitis and pneumatization.
In 33 children, median age 4 years, with bilateral secretory otitis, adenoidectomy was performed, a grommet was inserted in the right ear, and paracentesis was done on the left side. Seven years postoperatively x-rays were taken of the children's mastoid cell systems and these were measured by planimetry. A significantly larger cell system was found on the side with grommets, which is considered to support the environmental theory of pneumatization.
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D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000388:Air; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000473:pathology*; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors