A CASE OF SEVERE PATULOUS EUSACHIAN TUBE TREATED WITH TRANSPHARYNGEAL INSERTION OF SILICONE PLUG

• Satou Toshinori

  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University

• Kawase Tetsuaki

  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University

• Baba Yasushi

  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University

• Kano Shigeyuki

  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University

• 斎藤 春夫

  東北大学医学部附属病院放射線診断科

• Kobayashi Toshimitsu

  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 耳管開放症難治症例に対する経咽頭口的耳管ピン挿入術の１症例

Abstract

The patulous eustachian tube (ET) is a disease with annoying symptoms such as aural fullness, autophony, and the hearing of one's own respiratory sounds. In severe cases, it is very difficult to completely cure such symptoms.<BR>We previously reported that transtympanic insertion of a specially designed silicone plug into ET was effective in about 80% of severe cases. Although rare, in a small number of cases, it was difficult to insert a plug through the tympanic orifice of the ET.<BR>In this paper, we report a case of severe patulous ET, in which transtympanic insertion was unsuccessful. We succeeded in controlling symptoms by inserting the plug into the ET through the pharyngeal orifice.

Journal

• JIBI INKOKA TEMBO

  JIBI INKOKA TEMBO 46 (3), 216-220, 2003

  Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology Tokyo

Keywords

• patulous eustachian tube
• surgery
• transpharyngeal
• silicone plug

Details

• CRID: 1390282679927837952
• NII Article ID: 130003975281
• DOI: 10.11453/orltokyo1958.46.216
• ISSN: 18836429
• ISSN: 03869687
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2004006235
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed