TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of secretory otitis media following maxillectomy
AU - Talmi, Yoav P.
AU - Mardinger, Ofer
AU - Horowitz, Zeev
AU - Yahalom, Ran
AU - Wolf, Michael
AU - Peleg, Michael
AU - Raphael Pfeffer, M.
AU - Teicher, Shlomo
AU - Kronenberg, Jona
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Objective. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the incidence and characteristics of secretory otitis media after maxillectomy procedures. Study design. Retrospective chart analysis was performed with the cases of 49 patients who underwent maxillectomy for tumor in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery between the years 1990 and 1996. Results. In 10 patients (20%), secretory otitis media manifested itself from 1 week to 6 months after surgery; 1 patient developed a central perforation with chronic otitis media. Nearly one third of patients who underwent total maxillectomy had secretory otitis media. Six patients (8 ears) required insertion of ventilation tubes. Conclusions. Patients undergoing total and partial maxillectomies are prone to occurrences of secretory otitis media. Insertion of ventilation tubes easily resolves the problem. Preoperative and routine postoperative patient follow-up should always include otoscopy and audiometry, and tympanometry should be performed when warranted.
AB - Objective. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the incidence and characteristics of secretory otitis media after maxillectomy procedures. Study design. Retrospective chart analysis was performed with the cases of 49 patients who underwent maxillectomy for tumor in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery between the years 1990 and 1996. Results. In 10 patients (20%), secretory otitis media manifested itself from 1 week to 6 months after surgery; 1 patient developed a central perforation with chronic otitis media. Nearly one third of patients who underwent total maxillectomy had secretory otitis media. Six patients (8 ears) required insertion of ventilation tubes. Conclusions. Patients undergoing total and partial maxillectomies are prone to occurrences of secretory otitis media. Insertion of ventilation tubes easily resolves the problem. Preoperative and routine postoperative patient follow-up should always include otoscopy and audiometry, and tympanometry should be performed when warranted.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1079-2104(98)90340-7
DO - 10.1016/S1079-2104(98)90340-7
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C2 - 9830642
AN - SCOPUS:0032196531
SN - 1079-2104
VL - 86
SP - 524
EP - 528
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics
IS - 5
ER -