title: Mechanics of the Eustachian tube as it influences susceptibility to and persistence of middle ear effusions in children.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011312:Pressure; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery