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A Review of the Middle Ear Risk Index as a Prognostic Tool for Outcome in Middle Ear Surgery. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 This review article aims to scrutinize the studies conducted to determine a relationship between preoperative Middle Ear Risk Index (MERI) factors and postoperative graft acceptance and audiological gain in patients undergoing tympanoplasty procedures in
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Role of Middle Ear Risk Index in the Selection of Middle Ear Surgery and Factors Determining Outcome: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: Chronic Otitis Media (COM) is a major cause of preventable hearing loss. Tympanoplasty is a crucial surgical step in managing COM and restoring hearing loss. Various prognostic factors are believed to influence the success of graft take-
Manisha Dash, Prasad T Deshmukh
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The Egyptian Journal of OtolaryngologyBackground Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a long-standing inflammation of the middle ear mucosa characterized by tympanic membrane perforation and persistent or intermittent otorrhea (discharge lasting a minimum of 2–6 weeks). Our study aimed
Abd Elhakim Fouad Ghallab +3 more
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RUHS Journal of Health SciencesIntroduction: A significant portion of the world's population suffers from chronic otitis media (COM), especially in developing nations like India. The primary goals of surgical treatment of COM are to remove middle ear cleft disease and improve hearing.
Rajkumar Bhati, Mahima Singh, Navneet Prasad Mathur
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Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck SurgeryIntroduction: Middle ear risk index is one of the most reliable measuring tools to predict and evaluate the results of tympanoplasty. This study was done to analyse the predictive value of revised middle ear risk index on hearing improvement in patients
Bipin Kishore Prasad +2 more
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Evaluation of Prognostic Factors and Middle Ear Risk Index in Type 1 Tympanoplasty [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2021 Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a long-standing infection of middle ear cleft, characterized by ear discharge and permanent perforation of tympanic membrane. Surgical treatment of CSOM is still controversial.
M. Elnaem, A. Jaleel, Asmaa Mohamed
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The Egyptian Journal of OtolaryngologyBackground Chronic otitis media is a permanent abnormality of the pars tensa or pars flaccida which is predisposed by a middle ear pathology (Flood, J Laryngol Otol 132:1042–4, 2018). The most important clinical feature is conductive hearing loss.
Shrinath D Kamath P, Drishti Gulla
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A Prospective Study on Correlation of MERI (Middle Ear Risk Index) Score with Surgical Outcome of Tympano-mastoid Surgery in Patients of CSOM. [PDF]
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2023 Chronic otits media (COM) is surgically treatable disease which includes complete removal of disease and improving hearing via ossicular reconstruction. Therefore, thorough assessment of the disease, ossicles and various factors causing it plays a major role in surgical outcome prediction.
Gupta MC +4 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Middle Ear Neuroendocrine Tumour (MeNET) [PDF]
LifeMiddle ear neuroendocrine tumours (MeNETs) are rare epithelial neoplasms with neuroendocrine differentiation that pose significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Magdalena Chomczyńska +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 PurposeOssiculoplasty outcome parameter staging (OOPS) and middle ear risk index (MERI) are the most commonly used indices for predicting prognosis of patients with chronic otitis media (COM).
Da Jung Jung +7 more
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