title: [Middle ear ventilation tubes: present indications and prospects].
abstract: Myringotomy and insertion of ventilation tubes, as a form of treatment of serous otitis media with effusion, has become one of the most frequently performed operations in otolaryngology. In this paper, we review the actual indications of artificial middle ear ventilation by the insertion of tubes. The complications of this surgical procedure are then discussed. Laser assisted tympanostomy offers a new option to achieve middle ear ventilation without tubes and appears to cure half of the crises with otitis media and effusion.
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège, Service d'Oto-rhino-laryngologie, CHU de Liège.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Edzang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection
vernacular_title: Les drains transtympaniques à l'aube du troisième millénaire.