Endoscopic management of middle ear atelectasis

• Main Authors: Marwa Shaaban Tawfik (Author), Mohamed A Hussein (Author), Mohamed M Elmoursy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1687-1693; 10.4103/azmj.azmj_164_20
• Keywords: cartilage tympanoplasty; endoscopic ear surgery; middle ear atelectasis; Internal medicine; RC31-1245
• Source: Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 284-286 (2021)

Objective To assess the efficacy of otoendoscopy in the surgical management of atelectatic ear to improve the clinical and the audiological outcomes. Patients and methods A total of 38 ears in 24 patients with middle ear atelectasis and intact ossicular chain were randomly assigned into two groups: group I (27 ears) underwent endoscopic T-tube insertion and group II (11 ears) underwent endoscopic cartilage tympanoplasty. Assessment of hearing was performed for all cases preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively. Results There is a significant postoperative improvement of air-bone gap averages reported in the two studied groups, with mean hearing gain of 21.67±7.97 dB in group I and 19.72±5.3 dB in group II. Conclusions At 3 months postoperatively, there was a significant statistical difference concerning different audiological parameters among the two groups.