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Does health insurance impede trade inhealth care services? [PDF]
There is limited trade in health services despite big differences in the price of health care across countries. Whether patients travel abroad for health care depends on the coverage of treatments by their health insurance plan.
Mattoo, Aaditya, Rathindran, Randeep
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National Board of Examinations Journal of Medical SciencesIntroduction: Chronic otitis media mucosal disease with tympanic membrane perforation is commonly treated using type I tympanoplasty. Traditionally performed using a microscope, the advent of endoscopic ear surgery has introduced a minimally invasive ...
Malavika Kozhiparambil Sajeevan +3 more
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Outcome of Type 1 tympanoplasty: An experience at Biratnagar eye hospital in Eastern Nepal
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015 Background: The history of tympanoplasty is well over a century. Type 1 tympanoplasty is an established procedure worldwide with a variation in the outcome.
Sanjeev Kumar Thakur
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Primary meningioma of the middle ear: case report [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To report a rare case of primary meningioma of the middle ear. Method: We describe the case of a 55-year-old woman who presented with decreased hearing and fullness in the left ear, with a middle-ear mass.
George, M. +3 more
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A Comparative Study of Outcomes of Type I Tympanoplasty with or without Fibrin Glue
Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2019 Introduction: Various materials have been used in tympanoplasty to ensure the adherence of the graft with the remnant tympanic membrane. This study aims to compare the clinical outcomes of type I tympanoplasty done with and without fibrin glue ...
Somu Lakshmanan, Preethi Umamaheswaran
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Brazilian Journal of OtorhinolaryngologyObjective: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a novel modified asymmetric chondro-perichondrial island graft in tympanoplasty. The design features a longer anterior segment compared to the posterior segment, addressing limitations of symmetrical ...
Fetih Furkan Şahin +3 more
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Plug cartilage tympanoplasty in children
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008 Summary: The treatment of tympanic membrane perforations in the pediatric population with sequelae of chronic otitis media represents a challenge to otolaryngologists.
José Arruda Mendes Neto +6 more
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FOLLOW-UP AFTER PEDIATRIC MYRINGOPLASTY: OUTCOME AT 5 YEARS [PDF]
, 2014 Aim. The aim of this paper was to evaluate anatomical and functional outcomes 5 years after myringoplasty in children affected by perforated eardrum. To analyze the main differences in the frequency of postoperative complications between patients under ...
Ferrara, P. +5 more
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International Archives of OtorhinolaryngologyIntroduction Various factors have been reported to affect the rates of success after tympanoplasty, among them, myringosclerosis. However, there are few studies focusing only on the effect of myringosclerotic plaque removal on tympanoplasty ...
Ayaz Rehman +5 more
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