Is there an optimal location for tympanostomy tube placement?
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Is there an optimal location for tympanostomy tube placement?
BACKGROUND Tympanostomy tube placement is the most common surgical procedure in children. It is performed on about 1 million children and 1 million adults in the United States annually. In the past decades, tympanostomy tubes have been shown to reduce the incidence of otitis media–related complications. Although it is a welltolerated procedure with a low risk of complications, chronic perforati...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Laryngoscope
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0023-852X
DOI: 10.1002/lary.25127