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Unilateral grommet insertion and adenoidectomy in bilateral secretory otitis media: preliminary report of the results in 91 children. 1979

T Lildholdt

This study evaluates whether the use of grommets in the primary treatment really changes the course of secretory otitis media. The patient acts as his own control. Bilateral cases are selected and one ear is treated by a grommet, the other left intact, and all have their adenoids removed. Until now 91 children have been entered. A repeated operation was done in 13, and 6 of them had a contralateral grommet because of persisting middle ear effusion. A discharge occured from 25% of the operated ears. After the operation the intact ear showed a great improvement in the function of the Eustachian tube according to the tympanograms. The hearing level was normalized within 3 months in both intact and operated ears. In 28 children the grommets had been extruded for more than one month. By comparing the intact and the operated ears no significant statistical difference was found.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007440	Intubation	Introduction of a tube into a hollow organ to restore or maintain patency if obstructed. It is differentiated from CATHETERIZATION in that the insertion of a catheter is usually performed for the introducing or withdrawing of fluids from the body.	Intubations
D010033	Otitis Media	Inflammation of the MIDDLE EAR including the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE.	Middle Ear Inflammation,Inflammation, Middle Ear
D011312	Pressure	A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Pressures
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005064	Eustachian Tube	A narrow passageway that connects the upper part of the throat to the TYMPANIC CAVITY.	Auditory Tube,Pharyngotympanic Tube,Auditory Tubes,Eustachian Tubes,Pharyngotympanic Tubes,Tube, Auditory,Tube, Eustachian,Tube, Pharyngotympanic,Tubes, Auditory,Tubes, Eustachian,Tubes, Pharyngotympanic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000233	Adenoidectomy	Excision of the adenoids. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Adenoidectomies
D014432	Tympanic Membrane	An oval semitransparent membrane separating the external EAR CANAL from the tympanic cavity (EAR, MIDDLE). It contains three layers: the skin of the external ear canal; the core of radially and circularly arranged collagen fibers; and the MUCOSA of the middle ear.	Eardrum,Eardrums,Membrane, Tympanic,Membranes, Tympanic,Tympanic Membranes