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Otorrhea during transtympanal ventilation
F Debruyne1, M Jorissen, J Poelmans
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
The American Journal of Otology
|July 1, 1988
Abstract:
The authors followed 1685 transtympanal ventilation tubes during at least 6 months. In 10.4% of the cases, otorrhea was noticed; it formed a serious problem in 3.1% of the ears. It was more frequent in younger children: 20.8% under 2 years vs 7% above 6 years. It was more frequent (25%) in patients with a history of recurrent acute otitis media, especially if they had associated otorrhea.