OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The use of myringotomy with ventilation tube insertion after maxillary swing nasopharyngectomy was originally described to prevent the occurrence of otitis media with effusion. The outcome of this otologic procedure has never been reviewed and discussed. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of myringotomy with ventilation tube insertion in this group of patient...

OBJECTIVE To review the current management of acute mastoiditis with critical emphasis on the role of myringotomy. DESIGN A retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary-care, university affiliated children's hospital. PATIENTS One hundred and forty-four consecutive children hospitalized for acute mastoiditis between the years 1991 and 2002. INTERVENTIONS All children were treated with p...

OBJECTIVE To assess the use of radiofrequency myringotomy in combination with mitomycin C as an alternative myringotomy technique on rabbits. STUDY DESIGN Experimental animal research protocol. SETTING University of Crete, School of Medicine, Medical Experimental Education and Research Center. METHODS Radiofrequency myringotomies were performed under general anesthesia on both ears of 20 ...

UNLABELLED This study aimed at describing an alternative surgical technique to the insertion of a ventilation tube in the tympanic membrane: myringotomy by radiofrequency alone and associated with mitomycin C. AIM to show a surgical approach that can be simple to execute, not subject to complications arising from the ventilation tube. MATERIALS AND METHODS we compared myringotomy by microkn...

UNLABELLED Secretory otitis media (SOM) and recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM) may require surgical treatment to proper ventilate the middle ear. Incisional myringotomy is usually done under microscopy with a micro-knife, but it remains patent for just a few days. Recent research indicates that laser assisted myringotomies remain open much longer, allowing middle ear ventilation and healing. ...

AIM The objective of this study was to assess whether Nd:YAG laser myringotomy has a negative effect on the cochlea. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten adult guinea pigs with a normal Preyer's reflex were treated by myringotomy with an Nd:YAG laser (power output 8-10W) under surgical microscopic guidance. Preoperative and immediately postoperative hearing tests were performed using auditory brainstem ...

BACKGROUND Otitis media with effusion (OME) or middle ear effusion (MEE) is a common cause of hearing difficulty in children. MEE must be detected early and managed properly to prevent conductive hearing loss in children. It was aimed to compare results of laser myringotomy and conventional myringotomy in terms of hearing improvement, recurrence of MEE and time to put ventilation tube. METHOD...

BACKGROUND Myringotomy with tube insertion can be challenging for junior Otolaryngology residents as it is one of the first microscopic procedures they encounter. The Western myringotomy simulator was developed to allow trainees to practice microscope positioning, myringotomy, and tube placement. This virtual-reality simulator is viewed in stereoscopic 3D, and a haptic device is used to manipul...