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Treatment of secretory otitis and pneumatization
Author(s) -
Stangerup SvenEric,
Tos Mirko
Publication year - 1986
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 - 10.1288/00005537-198606000-00017
Subject(s) - otitis , adenoidectomy , medicine , grommet , paracentesis , myringotomy , surgery , tonsillectomy , ascites , structural engineering , engineering
In 33 children, median age 4 years, with bilateral secretory otitis, adenoidectomy was performed, a grommet was inserted in the right ear, and paracentesis was done on the left side. Seven years postoperatively x‐rays were taken of the children's mastoid cell systems and these were measured by planimetry. A significantly larger cell system was found on the side with grommets, which is considered to support the environmental theory of pneumatization.