A myringotomy is a surgical incision made in the tympanic membrane (TM). This gives access to middle ear for sampling, flushing and instilling topical therapy. It should be considered whenever TM intact there clinical evidence of otitis media, abnormal TMs and/or diagnostic imaging. Samples collected cytological investigation culture, then external cleaned dried (if required). Myringotomies per...

This study was undertaken to improve the diagnosis of otitis media and to investigate possible hearing loss caused by middle ear effusion (MEE) in small children. Temporal development of AOM was assessed from 250 episodes in 184 children. Sixty-three per cent of cases of AOM occurred during the first week after the onset of URI, peaking on days 2 to 5. The onset of AOM in children with a histor...

INTRODUCTION The laser is an important surgical tool in otolaryngology. It is commonly used for a variety of laryngeal lesions, as well as other aspects of otolaryngology. When used appropriately, advantages of lasers include precision, decreased bleeding, better hemostasis, minimal instrumentation, quicker recovery, and less pain. Disadvantages include surrounding thermal damage, airway fire, ...

In this study, health outcomes during the 6-month period following surgery are examined for all Medicaid recipients in Michigan and Georgia who underwent selected surgical procedures between July 1, 1981, and June 30, 1982. Readmissions were somewhat more prevalent in both States for hysterectomy, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and myringotomy. On almost all measures in both States, levels of p...

Retention within the middle ear cleft is an unusual complication of T-tube insertion. A 40-year-old woman with Kartagener's Syndrome presented with hearing impairment in the right ear. She was found to have a previously inserted Goode T-tube lying within the middle ear behind an intact drum. She underwent successful removal of the T-tube via a myringotomy, and a new tube was re-inserted. Migrat...

The aim of the paper is to present full orthodontic treatment of an operated cleft lip adult patient. Case Report. An 18-year-old patient consulted for severe crowded teeth. He comes from a poor family. At that time he already had four operations (velum, palate, lip, and myringotomy). Treatment included maxillary expansion, tooth extraction, and fixed orthodontic, as well as kinesiology and spe...

Mastoid subperiosteal abscess (SA) is the most common complication of acute mastoiditis. Today, no uniformly accepted diagnostic or treatment protocols exist. Imaging studies for all patients and mastoidectomy plus myringotomy, traditionally constitute the gold-standard of treatment methods. However, more conservative approaches viewed as safe and reliable alternative options for the clinician ...

Transplantation in pediatric patients has become a common occurrence. Each year more than 2000 children receive solid organ transplants in the United States and this number is expected to increase in the future (UNOS database annual report 2001). Post transplant children may present for anesthesia and surgeries that are routine in pediatric patients (myringotomy with tubes, tonsillectomies, str...