The mini-grommet and tympanosclerosis: results at two years.
One hundred and sixteen children with otitis media with effusion (OME) underwent surgery with grommet insertion. A conventional Shah grommet was used in one ear, and a Mini-Shah grommet in the other. Final review of the subjects two years after surgery revealed a significantly lesser degree of tympanosclerosis in the ear into which the Mini-Shah grommet had been inserted. This benefit might have resulted from the lesser mass of the mini-tube or its shorter duration in situ.
Dingle
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North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, Cleveland.
Flood
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Kumar
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Hampal
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012598:Sclerosis; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology*