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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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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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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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From catheterization to crenotherapy: historical and functional perspective on the Eustachian tube [PDF]
European Journal of Translational MyologyThe Eustachian tube has played a surprisingly central role in the development of modern otology. Although often overshadowed by the clinical study of the inner ear and tympanic cavity, it was the Eustachian tube, and its treatment, that led to the ...
Giacomo Spinato, Alessandro Martini
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Evaluation of Eustachian tube function in Behçet᾿s disease: A case-control study [PDF]
The Turkish Journal of GastroenterologyObjectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate Eustachian tube function in patients with Behçet’s disease (BD). Patients and methods: Forty-six patients (22 males, 24 females; mean age: 42.1±11.3 years; range, 19 to 64 years) with BD and 46 ...
Murat Yaşar +3 more
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JPRAS Open, 2021 Objective: To compare Eustachian tube ventilation function between cleft palate subjects and normal subjects using sonotubometry. Method: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of ...
Dini Widiarni Widodo +3 more
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Non-serous cyst of the Eustachian tube: A case report, pathology and management
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2023 Background: The incidence of inflammatory cyst in the eustachian tube is very rare, and to the best of our knowledge, has not been reported in the literature.
Mabelle Sfeir, Bassam Romanos
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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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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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The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, 2023 Objective: Rhinological or otological diseases can negatively affect eustachian tube functions and cause eustachian tube dysfunction. Hearing loss can be seen in patients with eustachian tube dysfunction.
Tuba Toprak +2 more
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