title: Medial displacement of T-tubes: case report.
abstract: Medial displacement of T-tubes is rare and only 6 cases have been reported in literature. We report a case of a medial displacement of a T-tube in the middle ear behind an intact tympanic membrane with normal mobility. No treatment was undergone as the patient was asymptomatic and no hearing problems were detected. A brief overview of this unusual complication of tympanostomy tubes is presented and the management strategy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier F. Quesnay, Service d'ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, 2, boulevard Sully, 78201 Mantes-La-Jolie cedex, France. rinaldivittorio@yahoo.it
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fatah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nengsu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Messaoudi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D038781:Otoscopy