Abstract | OBJECTIVE: PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied 28 children (18 males and ten females) with Down syndrome and 28 age-matched control children who underwent tympanostomy tube insertion and were followed up for more than 2 years, up to 7 years of age or older. The children were followed up every month for 6 months after the operation and every 2 months thereafter. The tympanostomy tubes were not removed unless granulation tissue appeared around the ventilation tubes. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Y Iino, Y Imamura, S Harigai, Y Tanaka |
Journal | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
(Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol)
Vol. 49
Issue 2
Pg. 143-9
(Aug 05 1999)
ISSN: 0165-5876 [Print] Ireland |
PMID | 10504021
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea
(diagnosis)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chronic Disease
- Deafness
(etiology)
- Down Syndrome
(complications)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Ear Ventilation
(methods)
- Otitis Media with Effusion
(complications, diagnosis, surgery)
- Severity of Illness Index
- Treatment Outcome
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
(complications)
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