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Utilization potential of intraluminal optical coherence tomography for the Eustachian tube
Scientific Reports, 2021 Imaging the Eustachian tube is challenging because of its complex anatomy and limited accessibility. This study fabricated a fiber-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) catheter and investigated its potential for assessing the Eustachian tube anatomy.
Hayoung Byun +6 more
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss After Balloon Eustachian Tube Dilatation
Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 Objective: Eustachian tube function is of central importance for the ventilation of the middle ear. A dysfunction can be associated with chronic otitis media, and cholesteatoma. Balloon Eustachian tube dilatation (BET) is a treatment option used to solve
Ingo Todt, Felix Oppel, Holger Sudhoff
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Transoral Approach for Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investigative OtolaryngologyObjectives Balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube (BDET) is typically performed by advancing a balloon through the nasal cavity into the Eustachian tube orifice using a guide catheter.
Jared Zhao, Bryan K. Ward
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Endoscopy Guided Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation: Our Experiences [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2020 Introduction: Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction is a common clinical entity but its treatment is still challenging to Otorhinolaryngologists. This study is done to know the effectiveness of transnasal endoscopic balloon dilatation of eustachian tube for ...
Santosh-Kumar Swain +2 more
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Eustachian tube dysfunction in patients with house dust mite-allergic rhinitis
Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2020 Background One of the important pathogeneses of eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is nasal inflammatory disease. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) in adults ranges from 10 to 30% worldwide. However, research on the status of eustachian tubes in AR
Yun Ma +7 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2020 Introduction: Eustachian tube dysfunction is a common cause of morbidity in both adults and children, associated with nasal and otologic symptoms.
Ana Sousa Menezes +5 more
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Advances in Eustachian tube function testing
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2019 Obstructive and patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction provide a significant diagnostic and management challenge. The development of new treatments such as balloon Eustachian tuboplasty has generated renewed interest in measuring Eustachian tube function ...
Matthew E. Smith +2 more
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Journal of Otology, 2019 Objective: To report outcomes of balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasty combined with tympanostomy tube insertion and middle ear pressure equalization therapy in treatment of recurrent secretory otitis media.
Gendi Yin, Jingqian Tan, Peng Li
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Patulous Eustachian tube (PET), a practical overview
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2019 Symptoms of patulous Eustachian tube (ET), particularly autophony, can overlap with other conditions, and can arise from a variety of causes. We review the pathophysiology of “speech hyper-resonance syndromes”, and possible mechanisms, including ...
Manohar Bance +2 more
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Definitions, 2020 The Eustachian tube (ET) or auditory tube is a slender tube that connects the middle ear cavity with the nasopharynx and serves to equalize air pressure on either side of the eardrum.
S. Mansour +4 more
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