Treatment of secretory otitis and pneumatization
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 96 (6) , 680-684
- https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-198606000-00017
Abstract
In 33 children, median age 4 years, with bilateral secretory otitis, adenoidectomy was performed, a grommet was inserted in the right ear, and paracentesis was done on the left side. Seven years postoperatively x‐rays were taken of the children's mastoid cell systems and these were measured by planimetry. A significantly larger cell system was found on the side with grommets, which is considered to support the environmental theory of pneumatization.Keywords
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