[Results of an endoscopic study in patients with long-term tubal dysfunction]

Basing on the findings of a comprehensive endoscopic examination of 121 patients with tubal dysfunction, a clinicoanatomic systematization was made of pathologic changes in the area of the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube. A correlation was found between long-lasting tubal dysfunction and diseases of the nose, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx and pharynx.