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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, James R Tysome
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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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In-office Eustachian tube balloon dilation under local anesthesia as a response to operating room restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 ObjectiveTo evaluate the feasibility of local anesthesia for Eustachian tube balloon dilation as an in-office procedure for the treatment of Eustachian tube dilatory dysfunction as a response to the restriction measures of the coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Sean C. Sheppard +3 more
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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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Does Eustachian tube function affect the outcome of tympanoplasty?
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2021 Background Eustachian tube function has been regarded as a significant factor in the successful outcome of tympanoplasty. Eustachian tube dysfunction has been attributed to many diseases of middle ear cleft ranging from otitis media with effusion to ...
Adel El-Antably +4 more
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Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, 2022 Background: chronic otitis media is characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear and behind the tympanic membrane without signs of acute infection. The association between a middle ear infection and anatomical and physiological disorders
Farzin Davoodi +4 more
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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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Effect of head and neck radiotherapy on the Eustachian tube functions
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020 Background Nowadays, radiotherapy is widely used in management of many types of tumors including head and neck tumors; in this study, we concerned with its reverse effects on the Eustachian tube functions and if this effect is temporary or permanent ...
Ahmed Abdullah Hamd +4 more
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Eustachian Tube Foreign Body with Endoscopic-Assisted Surgical Removal
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2019 Objectives. Foreign bodies of the external and middle ear are not uncommon; however, foreign bodies in the eustachian tube are rare. Here we describe the presentation, imaging, and endoscopic-assisted surgical management of a case of eustachian tube ...
Phillip R. Purnell +4 more
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Patulous Eustachian Tube Accompanied by Internal Carotid Artery Anomalies
Turkish Archives of OtorhinolaryngologyPatulous Eustachian tube is a physical disorder in which the normally closed Eustachian tube remains open intermittently. Internal carotid artery (ICA) anomalies accompanied by Eustachian tube anomalies have been described very rarely in the literature ...
Mehmet Atalar +2 more
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