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      Preliminary results with use of an eustachian tube prosthesis.

      The Laryngoscope
      Eustachian Tube, surgery, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Prostheses and Implants, Time Factors, Tympanoplasty, adverse effects

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          One of the primary causes of tympanoplasty failure is inadequate eustachian tubal function. Measures taken to improve tubal function have often been inadequate for their task. A prosthesis was constructed for the purpose of installation at the time of tympanoplasty to improve eustachian tubal function. Our early results with a two to 14-month follow-up of 38 patients show a success rate of 79 percent in secruing an aerated middle ear space in ears which were judged to have poor eustachian tubal function.

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          839918
          10.1288/00005537-197702000-00008

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          Eustachian Tube,surgery,Follow-Up Studies,Humans,Prostheses and Implants,Time Factors,Tympanoplasty,adverse effects

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