In Vivo Measurement of Middle Ear Pressure Changes during Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty

Background. Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) is known as a treatment for chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction (OETD). The precise mechanism of action is not fully understood. Observations in sheep cadavers and human cadavers have shown specific middle ear pressure changes related to BE...

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Main Authors: Holger Sudhoff, Philipp Mittmann, Ingo Todt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9519204