Gelfoam plug tympanoplasty concomitant with removal of retained ventilation tubes

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-60

  Puterman, Marc ^a   Leiberman, Alberto ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gelfoam; Myringoplasty; Ventilation tube removal

Indexed keywords

GELFOAM; GELATIN SPONGE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TYMPANOPLASTY; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; ARTICLE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MYRINGOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GELATIN SPONGE, ABSORBABLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MYRINGOPLASTY; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 18444394041     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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