[Eustachian tube dysfunction after cleft palate surgery : Use of the latest diagnostics].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In patients with cleft palate, a high incidence of chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is assumed after surgery. Consequently, an increased rate of retracted eardrum or cholesteatoma is expected. Even though no common standard for investigating ETD is available, the development of objective tests has increased during the past 10 years. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of persisting chronic obstructive ETD in adult patients with cleft palate surgically treated in early childhood by using a combination of diagnostic tools.

Methods

Adult participants with cleft palate repair in early childhood were invited for a follow-up examination and compared to a control group. Examination included tympanometry, tubomanometry, the Eustachian Tube Dy

SUBMITTER: Weiss NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9242949 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature