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Insertion of a transtympanic ventilation tube for the treatment of otitis media with effusion
Author(s) -
Cox C. L.,
Slack R. W. T.,
Cox G. J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1989.tb01625.x
Subject(s) - medicine , effusion , otitis , grommet , ventilation (architecture) , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , engineering
In this paper, a case of otitis media with effusion (‘glue ear’) is described in a Cavalier King Charles spaniel. Its presentation, diagnosis and surgical management by the insertion of a trans‐tympanic ventilation tube (grommet) is discussed.