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Surgical Management of Meatal Stenosis with Meatoplasty
Published on: November 30, 2010
Medical and surgical management of otitis media in children
1Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Children's Hospital, Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE/CH-62, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. jperk1@chmc.org
Abstract:
OM, though frequent and seemingly simple to evaluate and manage, remains a treatment challenge. Increasingly sophisticated clinical trials assessing OM medical treatment efficacy and outcome have demonstrated that many treatment regimens that were commonly used a decade ago are no longer recommended. Surgical therapy for OM, though remaining the same, has come under intense scrutiny from several angles but still plays a central role for this disease. Given the multiple facets of OM, its frequency, and its potential to cause short- and long-term morbidity in children, the next decade is sure to bring further treatment innovations.
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