Tympanostomy tube sequelae in children with otitis media with effusion: a three-year follow-up study
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Tympanostomy tube sequelae in children with otitis media with effusion: a three-year follow-up study.
UNLABELLED Tympanostomy tube (TT) insertion is one of the most frequently performed procedures in otolaryngology. Otorrhea, tympanosclerosis, retraction, perforation, and cholesteatoma are complications reported in the literature after its application. AIM To determine the incidence and the type of TT insertion sequelae/complications in children presenting with recurrent otitis media and chro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1808-8694
DOI: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)31192-7