title: Current trends in managing chronic middle ear disease.
abstract: Major advances in reconstruction continue to be made in the treatment of chronic middle ear disease, while little prophylaxis is available and indications for intervention remain in many cases controversial. This reflects our lack of knowledge of the true causes of these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3EE.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005544:Forecasting; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000628:therapy; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000628:therapy