Middle ear effusion: tympanometry versus operative findings
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Allergy and recurrent middle ear effusion
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the otitis media with effusion (OME) groups that improved when treated with adenoidectomy and Ventilation Tube (VT), to the group of the recurred after surgery and detect the possible role of allergy in OME. Material and Methods: This study was performed on two groups. The Patient group consisted of 38 patients with recurrent OME with allergy an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the College of Medicine, Mosul
سال: 2005
ISSN: 2309-6217
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2005.8870