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SUBMITTER: Ramakrishnan N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7374247 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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]