Efficacy of combined tympanostomy tube insertion and adenoidectomy in the treatment of otitis media with effusion in children
Yongcai Weng, Yong Wu, Chunhua Hao, Yanjun Chu, Xiong Qian · 2024
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Description
Yongcai Weng and co-authors compared two operations for children with fluid trapped behind the eardrum. One group of seventy-one children had only their adenoids removed; another group of seventy-four had adenoid removal plus a tiny ventilation tube placed in the eardrum. Records came from one hospital's cases between twenty twenty-two and twenty twenty-three.
Three months after surgery, the combined operation worked better. Children recovered hearing sooner, ringing stopped earlier, the eardrum healed faster, and the fluid cleared more quickly. Their blood also showed lower levels of inflammatory markers, and fewer cases came back. Complication rates were the same in both groups. The authors conclude the combined approach is equally safe and more effective for this condition.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yongcai Weng, Yong Wu, Chunhua Hao, Yanjun Chu, Xiong Qian |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |