Use of Middle Ear Risk Index and Eustachian Tube Function as Parameters for Predicting the Outcome of Tympanoplasty
Journal Title: Gujarat Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 73, Issue 2
Abstract
Otitis media is an important and highly prevalent disease of middle ear and poses serious health problem worldwide in developing countries where large population lacks specialized medical care. It is important to assess the severity of this disease & accordingly predict the result of surgery. In this study of 67 cases of tubotympanic variety of CSOM we have used MERI & ETF as predictors for the outcome of tympanoplasty.
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Yash Lavana, Rupa P. Parikh
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