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Experimental Construction of a "New" Eustachian Tube
A. Lapidot, DDS, MD;
B. Kapila, MD
Arch Otolaryngol. 1967;86(5):490-496.
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IN THE PAST two decades fascinating breakthroughs have been achieved in otologic surgery. Wullstein introduced tympanoplasties, Lempert described the fenestration operation, Rosen rediscovered the treatment for otosclerosis, and House described highly specialized procedures of the endolymphatic shunt for Ménière's disease and the translabyrinthine approach for acoustic neuromas.
Review of the literature clearly indicates that the vitally important drainage conduit from the middle ear remains a surgical enigma. The significance of adequate eustachian tube function for maintaining the health and integrity of the tympanic cleft is evident to all otologists. Without this, the normally occurring secretions in the ear cannot be evacuated and the tympanic cleft cannot be ventilated. In this modern age of aerospace, the patency of this tube becomes of enormous importance, with the varying pressures of outer space and barotitis media.
In addition we encounter not infrequently serous otitis media for which repeated myringotomies offer the temporary relief
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Author Affiliations
Brooklyn, NY
From the Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Downstate Medical Center (Dr. Lapidot) and the Division of Otolaryngology, State University of New York and Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 11, 1967.
Reprint requests to 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 (Dr. Lapidot).
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