Medial migration of the tympanostomy tube: what is the optimal management option?

Autor: Ilias Benchafai, Mohamed Moumni, Saloua Ouraini, Noureddine Errami, Bouchaib Hemmaoui, Fouad Benariba
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 34, Iss 216 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.216.19472
Popis: The tympanostomy tube insertion is the gold standard of treatment for secretory otitis media. Complications are associated with this surgery in 17% of cases. One of the rare but real complications is the medial migration of the tympanostomy tube. To our knowledge, this is the 14th case reported in childhood. Considering this rarity, there is no consensus for the management of this phenomenon. Some authors propose a surgical removal, while others prefer to observe whether the patient is asymptomatic. We reported a case of migration of the tympanostomy tube and described the detailed clinical features and management options. This case report and mini-review will broaden readers the knowledge of medial migration of the tympanostomy tube and may guide the relative treatment of this complication in the future.
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