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Preliminary results with use of an eustachian tube prosthesis
Author(s) -
Wright J. William,
Wright III J. William
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197702000-00008
Subject(s) - tympanoplasty , eustachian tube , medicine , prosthesis , surgery , middle ear , audiology
One of the primary causes of tympanoplasty failure is inadequate eu‐stachian tubal function. Measures taken to improve tubal function have often been inadequate for their task. A prosthesis was constructed for the purpose of installation at the time of tympanoplasty to improve eustachian tubal function. Our early results with a two to 14‐month follow‐up of 38 patients show a success rate of 79 percent in securing an aerated middle ear space in ears which were judged to have poor eustachian tubal function.