The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of endoscopic-assisted myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion in adults affected by chronic otitis media with effusion, comparing the outcomes of this approach with those obtained with the traditional microscopic technique. Twenty-four patients were enrolled in this trial and alternately assigned to 2 groups of 12 subjects each. In group A, patients underwent myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion under endoscopic view, whereas in group B, the same procedure was performed traditionally using a microscope. All cases were evaluated 1 week after surgery and then monthly until tube extrusion. Type A tympanogram was achieved in 10 of 13 ears in both groups (76.92%). No significant difference in operative times or complication rates was observed (P > .05). Endoscopic technique could be a viable alternative to the microscopic approach for myringotomy and ventilation tube positioning in adults affected by chronic otitis media with effusion.

Myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion with endoscopic or microscopic technique in adults: a pilot study / Martellucci, Salvatore; Pagliuca, Giulio; DE VINCENTIIS, Marco; DE VIRGILIO, Armando; Fusconi, Massimo; Gallipoli, Camilla; Rosato, Chiara; Gallo, Andrea. - In: OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. - ISSN 0194-5998. - ELETTRONICO. - 152:5(2015), pp. 927-930. [10.1177/0194599815576906]

Myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion with endoscopic or microscopic technique in adults: a pilot study

MARTELLUCCI, SALVATORE
Primo
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PAGLIUCA, GIULIO
Secondo
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DE VINCENTIIS, Marco;DE VIRGILIO, ARMANDO;FUSCONI, Massimo;GALLIPOLI, CAMILLA;ROSATO, CHIARA
Penultimo
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GALLO, Andrea
Ultimo
2015

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of endoscopic-assisted myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion in adults affected by chronic otitis media with effusion, comparing the outcomes of this approach with those obtained with the traditional microscopic technique. Twenty-four patients were enrolled in this trial and alternately assigned to 2 groups of 12 subjects each. In group A, patients underwent myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion under endoscopic view, whereas in group B, the same procedure was performed traditionally using a microscope. All cases were evaluated 1 week after surgery and then monthly until tube extrusion. Type A tympanogram was achieved in 10 of 13 ears in both groups (76.92%). No significant difference in operative times or complication rates was observed (P > .05). Endoscopic technique could be a viable alternative to the microscopic approach for myringotomy and ventilation tube positioning in adults affected by chronic otitis media with effusion.
2015
endoscopic ear surgery; myringotomy; pilot study; ventilation tube
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Myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion with endoscopic or microscopic technique in adults: a pilot study / Martellucci, Salvatore; Pagliuca, Giulio; DE VINCENTIIS, Marco; DE VIRGILIO, Armando; Fusconi, Massimo; Gallipoli, Camilla; Rosato, Chiara; Gallo, Andrea. - In: OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. - ISSN 0194-5998. - ELETTRONICO. - 152:5(2015), pp. 927-930. [10.1177/0194599815576906]
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