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The Use of Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty in Patients with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Retrospective Pilot Usage Experience.

ABSTRACT: Chronic eustachian tube dysfunction is a condition that affects a large number of adults every year. While many cases can be managed pharmacologically, there is a significant portion that does not respond to medical treatment alone. Invasive methods from the aural side like grommet or tympanic tube insertion have complications associated with it and often cannot address the underlying condition of the nasopharyngeal side of the eustachian tube. Balloon eustachian tuboplasty (BET) is a minimally invasive intervention that has been used successfully in countries like Germany and USA in the past decade. This paper presents the experience of a new clinical user of BET in India by retrospectively looking at the outcomes of the first 10 patients on which the procedure was performed. A marketed product EustaCare was used for the cases. There was a 90% procedural success rate within 4 weeks with one patient showing no improvement in symptoms even after 8 weeks. There were no adverse events associated with the procedure nor technical issues with the product. The product is easy to learn and use. Further study is needed to draw any conclusions on long term safety and efficacy, though historical records and preliminary results for this procedure described in this paper seem promising.

SUBMITTER: Ramakrishnan N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7374247 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Use of Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty in Patients with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Retrospective Pilot Usage Experience.

Ramakrishnan Narendran N Kadambi Pooja P

Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India 20200406 3

Chronic eustachian tube dysfunction is a condition that affects a large number of adults every year. While many cases can be managed pharmacologically, there is a significant portion that does not respond to medical treatment alone. Invasive methods from the aural side like grommet or tympanic tube insertion have complications associated with it and often cannot address the underlying condition of the nasopharyngeal side of the eustachian tube. Balloon eustachian tuboplasty (BET) is a minimally ...[more]

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Project description:ObjectiveA broad spectrum of complaints, symptoms and manifestations has been assigned to Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction (ETD). While such presentations may manifest as ETD phenotypes, underlying mechanisms are defined as endotypes. Our goal is to develop a diagnostic approach to differentiate the endotypes and guide clinicians in the workup and selection of treatments targeting the mechanism of ETD.Study designRetrospective.SettingTertiary care.Subjects and methodsChildren and adults with suspected ETD were evaluated with a thorough examination, otomicroscopy, otoendoscopy, trans-nasal videoendoscopy and testing of passive and active ET dilatory properties. Degree of weakness in soft palate elevation and ET orifice widening (muscular weakness, ETD-M), presence of inflammation (ETD-I) and/or adenoid tissue impinging and restricting the ET opening (ETD-R) were assessed with video-endoscopy. The Forced Response Test, Inflation-Deflation Test and Pressure Chamber Test were used as applicable to quantify the degree and type of difficulty (Stricture, ETD-S or adhesive, ETD-A) or ease (patulous or semi-patulous, ETD-P/SP) in opening the ET, and degree of active muscular strength/weakness (ETD-M) was measured. Ears with normal function (ETF-N) findings were also identified.ResultsVideo-endoscopic and ETF test results were obtained for 71 ears of 40 subjects (22 males, 18 females; 38 white, 2 black), with an average age of 22.9 ± 16.5 years (min:6.2, max:64.1). Videoendoscopy (21, 13, 33, 16, 13, 0, 0 ETs) and ETF testing analysis (20, 24, 0, 38, 0, 3, 13 ears) were categorized as ETF-N and the ETD endotypes ETD-S, ETD-R, ETD-M, ETD-I, ETD-A, and ETD-P/SP, respectively. Some phenotypes had features consistent with more than one endotype.ConclusionA systematic approach of examination and testing may differentiate the specific underlying mechanisms, lead to a treatment targeted to the ETD endotype and may establish novel ways to diagnose and treat ETD.

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The Use of Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty in Patients with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Retrospective Pilot Usage Experience.

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The Use of Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty in Patients with Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Retrospective Pilot Usage Experience.

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