Burn perforation as a method of middle ear ventilation. 1978

H Saito, and K Miyamoto, and S Kishimoto, and H Higashitsuji, and H Kitamura

Eardrum perforation caused by burn is well known to have a tendency to resist closure. This unfavorable tendency to resist closure. This unfavorable tendency can be turned to the benefit of patients with severe, Eustachian tube dysfunction. Pressure equalization of sufficient duration can be produced by making a burn perforation of the tympanic membrane. Multiple, small perforations placed closely or a large perforation of about one eighth of the tympanic membrane will remain patent and equalize pressure across the tympanic membrane for a period greater than three months. The procedure is of a minor nature comparable with myringotomy or with the removal of a plugged clot from a tube.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004427 Ear Diseases Pathological processes of the ear, the hearing, and the equilibrium system of the body. Otologic Diseases,Otological Diseases,Disease, Ear,Disease, Otologic,Disease, Otological,Ear Disease,Otologic Disease,Otological Disease
D004598 Electrosurgery Division of tissues by a high-frequency current applied locally with a metal instrument or needle. (Stedman, 25th ed) Electrosurgeries
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
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

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