Assessment of eustachian tube dysfunction in middle ear pathologies

Eustachian tube and middle ear diseases.

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Characterization of mucins in human middle ear and Eustachian tube.

Mucins are important glycoproteins in the mucociliary transport system of the middle ear and Eustachian tube. Little is known about mucin expression within this system under physiological and pathological conditions. This study demonstrated the expression of MUC5B, MUC5AC, MUC4, and MUC1 in the human Eustachian tube, whereas only MUC5B mucin expression was demonstrated in noninflamed middle ear...

Evolution of middle ear changes after permanent eustachian tube blockage.

OBJECTIVE To develop a valid animal model for otitis media with effusion (OME). DESIGN Forty specific pathogen-free Wistar rats underwent a procedure based on the permanent obstruction of pharyngeal eustachian tube by means of electrocoagulation without any manipulation. SETTING Ear Research Group, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid,...

Update on eustachian tube dysfunction and the patulous eustachian tube.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent knowledge on eustachian tube dysfunction and the patulous eustachian tube. RECENT FINDINGS A clinically useful test for eustachian tube function is still lacking. Narrowing of the isthmus alone was demonstrated to be an insufficient cause of otitis media. Inflammatory mediators identified within the eustachian tube and mi...

Glial heterotopia of the middle ear and Eustachian tube in children.