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Efficacy of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty as a first line treatment for otitis media with effusion in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2020

B Demir  and
C Batman
B Demir*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
C Batman
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Berat Demir, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Mimar Sinan Caddesi No. 41, Fevzi Cakmak Mahallesi, Ust Kaynarca-Pendik, 34899Istanbul, Turkey E-mail: drberatdemir80@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to compare the outcomes of ventilation tube insertion and balloon Eustachian tuboplasty as a first line treatment for otitis media with effusion in children.

Method

This was a retrospective evaluation of 62 children, 30 cases that underwent balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (group 1) and 32 cases that underwent ventilation tube insertion (group 2), from July 2016 to April 2018.

Results

The pre-operative air–bone gap of patients who underwent balloon Eustachian tuboplasty was 15–35 dB (mean: 27.6 ± 8.2 dB). The mean pre-operative air–bone gap decreased to 9.6 dB after a mean of 14.4 months (p < 0.05). The air–bone gap decreased from 25.6 dB to 17.6 dB in the ventilation tube group. There was a significant improvement in the air–bone gap values in both groups; however, this decrease was significantly higher in the balloon Eustachian tuboplasty group (p = 0.043).

Conclusion

Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty may be an effective and safe method for use as a first-line treatment of otitis media with effusion in children.

Keywords

Eustachian Tube DysfunctionOtitis Media With EffusionBalloon Dilatation Eustachian TuboplastyEar, Middle
Type
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Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 134 , Issue 11 , November 2020 , pp. 1018 - 1021
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

Dr B Demir takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

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