Medial displacement of grommets: an unwanted sequel of grommet insertion.
Grommet insertion is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in the UK. We have come across three cases in which grommets have displaced medially in the middle ear after establishing a satisfactory post-insertion position. We suggest that an abnormally long myringotomy incision and improper placement of the grommet are responsible for this unwanted outcome.
Kumar
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Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, South Wales, UK. manoj.kumar@talk21.com
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Davis
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000209:etiology