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The mini-grommet and tympanosclerosis: results at two years

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ann F. Dingle ,
L. M. Flood ,
B. U. Kumar  and
S. Hampal
Ann F. Dingle*
Affiliation:
(Middlesbrough)
L. M. Flood
Affiliation:
(Middlesbrough)
B. U. Kumar
Affiliation:
(Middlesbrough)
S. Hampal
Affiliation:
(Middlesbrough)
*
Ann F. Dingle, F.R.C.S., North Riding Infirmary, Newport Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS1 5JE.
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Abstract

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One hundred and sixteen children with otitis media with effusion (OME) underwent surgery with grommet insertion. A conventional Shah grommet was used in one ear, and a Mini-Shah grommet in the other. Final review of the subjects two years after surgery revealed a significantly lesser degree of tympanosclerosis in the ear into which the Mini-Shah grommet had been inserted. This benefit might have resulted from the lesser mass of the mini-tube or its shorter duration in situ.

Keywords

Otitis media with effusionGrommet insertion
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 2 , February 1993 , pp. 108 - 110
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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