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Muhammad Shakeel1, Aaron Trinidade, Imran Khan
1Department of ENT, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. drshakeel@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
Retention within the middle ear cleft is an unusual complication of T-tube insertion. A 40-year-old woman with Kartagener's Syndrome presented with hearing impairment in the right ear. She was found to have a previously inserted Goode T-tube lying within the middle ear behind an intact drum. She underwent successful removal of the T-tube via a myringotomy, and a new tube was re-inserted. Migration of a T-tube into the middle ear cleft should always be kept in mind in patients who present with otological symptoms and have a history of T-tube insertion, even in the presence of an intact drum.
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