TY - JOUR
T1 - Salvage Eustachian Tube Cartilage Chip Insertion After Multiple Transnasal Shim Operations in Intractable Patulous Eustachian Tube
AU - Lee, Wei Ting
AU - Hsu, Heng Jui
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - This article presents 2 cases of extremely intractable patulous Eustachian tube following multiple transnasal shim insertion. These cases highlight the disadvantages of repeat transnasal shim operations, including enlargement of the Eustachian tube lumen, frequent dislocation, repeat surgery, recurrent middle ear infection, and shim misswallowing. The patients in these cases were successfully treated with Eustachian tube cartilage chip insertion through a postauricular approach. We describe the surgical technique and advantages of this promising management method.
AB - This article presents 2 cases of extremely intractable patulous Eustachian tube following multiple transnasal shim insertion. These cases highlight the disadvantages of repeat transnasal shim operations, including enlargement of the Eustachian tube lumen, frequent dislocation, repeat surgery, recurrent middle ear infection, and shim misswallowing. The patients in these cases were successfully treated with Eustachian tube cartilage chip insertion through a postauricular approach. We describe the surgical technique and advantages of this promising management method.
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U2 - 10.1177/0145561321995009
DO - 10.1177/0145561321995009
M3 - Article
C2 - 33587675
AN - SCOPUS:85100969824
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 102
SP - NP119-NP122
JO - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
JF - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
IS - 3
ER -