Laser-assisted myringotomy versus conventional myringotomy with ventilation tube insertion in treatment of otitis media with effusion: Long-term follow-up
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Outcome of myringotomy with ventilation tube for otitis media with effusion in Thai children: Ramathibodi experiences.
OBJECTIVE Study the otologic and audiologic outcome when using a ventilation tube (VT) for the treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME) in Thai children. MATERIAL AND METHOD The medical records of twenty-three pediatric patients, 17 male and 6 female, aged 4 to 11 (mean age of 6.8 years), with the diagnosis of OME who attended the Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interventional Medicine and Applied Science
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2061-1617,2061-5094
DOI: 10.1556/imas.5.2013.1.3