Effects of combination of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty with methylprednisolone irrigation on treatment of chronic otitis media with effusion in adults

American Journal of Otolaryngology
Yu SiZhigang Zhang

Abstract

Adult chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) is characterized by Eustachian tube dysfunction and mucosal inflammation, which management has long been a challenge because of high recurrence. This study was to investigate the pathological changes of Eustachian tube mucosa and optimized treatment. Retrospective study of four groups: I: tympanic paracentesis, II: balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET), III: BET plus tympanic paracentesis, IV: BET and tympanic paracentesis with methylprednisolone irrigation. Biopsy of Eustachian tube mucosa was obtained preoperative and 1 month post. Recurrence ratio and Eustachian tube scores (ETS) were used to evaluate the effect of treatments. All patients showed narrowed with edematous and thickened Eustachian tube mucosa. At 1 month post-treatment, BET with methylprednisolone irrigation significantly decreased intraepithelial inflammation and restored the quality of epithelium and cilia. For group II to IV, The recurrence rate was significantly lower in group IV compared with the other two, but only significantly lower in group IV VS group II at 3 months and 6 months, no significant difference at 12 months. The recurrence rate was significantly higher in group I during follow-up. The ETS were i...Continue Reading

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Jun 15, 2019·European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery·Yong-Qi LiXiang-Li Zeng

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