Laser myringotomy (L-myringotomy) and ventilating tubes: a preliminary comparative study
| Autor: | M. Englender, E. Somech, M. Harell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Chronic otitis Dermatology Laser medicine.disease law.invention Surgery Myringotomy Otitis medicine.anatomical_structure Effusion law Anesthesia otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Middle ear sense organs medicine.symptom Foreign body business |
| Zdroj: | Lasers in medical science. 14(1) |
| ISSN: | 0268-8921 |
| Popis: | A prospective comparative study was done to assess the validity of laser myringotomy (L-myringotomy) when compared to the insertion of ventilating tubes (VT). In 23 children with chronic otitis media with effusion, a VT was inserted in the left ear while a laser myringotomy was performed in the right ear by using the CO2 Sharplan 1030 laser. After a six month follow-up conducted during the winter months, the results with the laser myringotomy were equal to those in the left ear with the VT. During the follow-up period, three ears required additional laser myringotomy either for early closure or because of otitis media and the accumulation of effusion in the middle ear cavity. Nevertheless, the use of laser has the advantage that there is no foreign body in the ear, the tympanic membrane is closed after four to seven weeks, and since the procedure is very short, the time for anaesthesia is minimal. |
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