Autologous serum eardrops therapy with a chitin membrane for closing tympanic membrane perforations

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 791-795

  Kakehata, Seiji ^a   Hirose, Yuki ^a   Kitani, Rei ^a   Futai, Kazunori ^a   Maruya, Shin Ichiro ^a   Ishii, Kenji ^a   Shinkawa, Hideichi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autologous serum eardrops; Chitin membrane; Growth factors; Office and home based procedure; Tympanic membrane perforation

Indexed keywords

AUTOLOGOUS SERUM EAR DROPS; CHITIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EAR DROPS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; SILVER NITRATE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYRINGOPLASTY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHITIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS; SERUM; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249129839     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31817f73af     Document Type: Article

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