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  • Title: Site of eustachian tube obstruction in chronic ear disease.
    Author: Tarabichi M, Najmi M.
    Journal: Laryngoscope; 2015 Nov; 125(11):2572-5. PubMed ID: 25958818.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Assess the patency of the proximal and distal segments of the Eustachian tube in patients undergoing surgery for chronic ear disease. STUDY DESIGN: Case study with control group. METHODS: All consecutive patients presenting for surgery for chronic ear disease in our practice over 14 months underwent preoperative Valsalva computed tomography (CT), and an attempt was made intraoperatively using angled rigid scopes to evaluate obstruction of the protympanic segment of the Eustachian tube. Endoscopic examination of the same segment in 19 cadaver ears served as a control group. RESULTS: Preoperative Valsalva CT showed patency of the distal one-third of the Eustachian tube in 51 of 53 ears. Intraoperative endoscopy allowed visualization of the protympanic opening of the Eustachian tube in 31 of 53 ears; 21 of 31 ears showed obstruction of the protympanic opening of the Eustachian tube. CONCLUSION: A clear obstruction was more likely to be present in the protympanic opening of the Eustachian tube in the patient population undergoing surgery for chronic ear disease than in the cadaver control group, and was equally likely to be present in the distal cartilaginous tube in patients as in the control population. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.
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