Large-bore myringotomy tubes are usually reserved for the treatment of refractory middle ear effusion. Theoretically, they have an extended intubation time and a higher complication rate. There is, however, scant support of this in the literature. The duration of intubation, efficacy, and complicat...
There was no correlation in this study between the incidence of perforation and age, sex, ear affected, tympanosclerosis, ventilation tube position, tube in situ time or discharge. The study confirmed a high rate of tympanosclerosis (76%) to be associated with ventilation tubes. Long-term ...
MIDDLE earObjectives: There are many reports of experience with Goode T-tubes and Per-Lee tubes in the literature, although there are only 3 studies with Paparella II grommets. In addition to the relative lack of Paparella II studies, we believe there are 2 other ar...