title: Clinical evaluation of balloon dilation eustachian tuboplasty surgery in adult otitis media with effusion.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  BDET might be effective for the patients with OME, and proved to be an efficacious and mini-invasive treatment for OME.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the therapeutic benefits of balloon dilation eustachian tuboplasty (BDET) in the treatment of adult patients with otitis media with effusion (OME) caused by eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD).
  
  
  METHODS
  After informed consent, eight adult patients with OME were included in this study. After investigated patients' case history and oto-function, all patients underwent BDET treatment. Then four criteria including tympanic membrane, pure tone audiometry (PTA), tympanometry, and subjective symptoms were adopted to evaluate the therapeutic benefits of BDET.
  
  
  RESULTS
  None of the involved patients complained of problems or complications during the post-operative period, or with absence of pain and bleeding after the operation. Prominent post-operative improvement was observed in tympanic membrane and otoscopic appearance. In addition, cure rates after 3 months and 6 months post-operatively were gradually increased.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology , the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA , Shenyang , PR China ;
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: b Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery , the Second Hospital of Jilin University , Changchun , PR China.
authors.forename: Guo-Fang
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology , the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA , Shenyang , PR China ;
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology , the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA , Shenyang , PR China ;
authors.forename: Hongbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology , the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA , Shenyang , PR China ;
authors.forename: Yuehong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology , the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA , Shenyang , PR China ;
authors.forename: Delong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology , the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA , Shenyang , PR China ;
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology , the 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA , Shenyang , PR China ;
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: b Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery , the Second Hospital of Jilin University , Changchun , PR China.
authors.forename: Lian-Ji
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: b Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery , the Second Hospital of Jilin University , Changchun , PR China.
authors.forename: De-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Eustachian tube dysfunction; pure tone audiometry; tympanometry