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==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
===[[Myringotomy]]=== | ===[[Myringotomy]]=== | ||
*[[Myringotomy]] involves creating an incision inside the [[tympanic membrane]] to relieve pressure by draining effusive | *[[Myringotomy]] involves creating an incision inside the [[tympanic membrane]] to relieve pressure by draining effusive fluid or [[suppuration]].<ref name="urlEar tube insertion: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003015.htm |title=Ear tube insertion: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
*It is indicated for recurrent cases of acute otitis media and chronic [[suppurative]] otitis media for the following presentations:<ref name="pmid6540871">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bluestone CD |title=Surgical management of otitis media |journal=Pediatr Infect Dis |volume=3 |issue=4 |pages=392–6 |year=1984 |pmid=6540871 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *It is indicated for recurrent cases of acute otitis media and chronic [[suppurative]] otitis media for the following presentations:<ref name="pmid6540871">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bluestone CD |title=Surgical management of otitis media |journal=Pediatr Infect Dis |volume=3 |issue=4 |pages=392–6 |year=1984 |pmid=6540871 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Persistent symptoms while undergoing [[microbial]] therapy. | **Persistent symptoms while undergoing [[microbial]] therapy. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
Surgery
Myringotomy
- Myringotomy involves creating an incision inside the tympanic membrane to relieve pressure by draining effusive fluid or suppuration.[1]
- It is indicated for recurrent cases of acute otitis media and chronic suppurative otitis media for the following presentations:[2]
- Persistent symptoms while undergoing microbial therapy.
- Suppurative complications.
- Severe ear pain requiring immediate relief.
- Indication for diagnostic tympanocentesis.
- Myringotomy accompanied by the additional insertion of a tympanostomy tube is indicated by the following :
- Eustachian tube dysfunction.
- Suppurative complication requiring additional drainage via the tympanostomy tube.
- Necessity to repair the tympanic membrane from eustachian tube dysfunction.
References
- ↑ "Ear tube insertion: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia".
- ↑ Bluestone CD (1984). "Surgical management of otitis media". Pediatr Infect Dis. 3 (4): 392–6. PMID 6540871.