Evaluation of different diagnostic tools for
post-surgical balloon dilation Eustachain tuboplasticy:
A clinical study
Accepted 8th
June, 2020
H Li1, J Huang1, L Zhang1,
Y Zhou2 and Z Lou1*
1Department of Otolaryngology, Zhuji people's
Hospital Affiliated to Shaoxing University, Zhuji,
311800, China. 2Department of Neurology, traditional Chinese
medicine hospital of Zhuji city, Zhuji, 311800, China.
The present study was conducted to assess the
sensitivity of routine tools for post-surgical effect
evaluation of balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasticity.
A total of 34 patients diagnosed with chronic secretory
otitis media underwent uni- or bilateral dilation
Eustachian tuboplasticity between Jan 2016 to Jan 2018.
Routine physical examinations, R value of the
tubomanometry, acoustic impedance, Eustachian tube score
and Eustachian tube dysfunction -7 questionnaire was
used to evaluate pre- and postoperative tube function.
All patients underwent follow-up with post-operative
intervals at 2 weeks, 1-month and 3 months after
surgery. Among all the routine tools evaluated,
Eustachian tube score and R values showed the quickest
change. Eustachian tube dysfunction -7 questionnaire and
acoustic impedance showed improvements after 1-month
post-surgery. Dilation Eustachian tuboplasticity is a
minimally invasive and effective treatment for chronic
secretory otitis media. Eustachian tube score was the
most sensitive measure to evaluate patients’ symptoms
after surgery. However, we do not recommend it be used
as the only instrument for effective evaluation after
dilation Eustachian tuboplasticity due its variability
between different investigators and different times of
investigation.
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Cite this article as: Li H, Huang J, Zhang
L, Zhou Y, Lou Z (2020). Evaluation of different diagnostic tools for
post-surgical balloon dilation Eustachain tuboplasticy: A clinical study. Acad. J. Med. Plants.
8(7): 081-087.
