Surgical sequelae of abnormal eustachian tube function.
Mechanical, neural, and immunologic factors controlling eustachian tube function are discussed in detail. Relationships of normal tubal function to the development of otitis media with effusion and its pathologic sequelae are reviewed.
D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000276:immunology / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000502:physiology; D011312:Pressure; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000502:physiology
D010100:Oxygen