Clinical research of T tube implantation on children with chronic otitis media / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the appropriate time to take out T tube, long-term effect and adverse consequence of children with chronic otitis media subjected to adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy plus tympanostomy.@*METHOD@#One hundred and eighteen children with 226 ears operated were analyzed and summarized.@*RESULT@#T tubes taken out at 1, 3, 6 and 12 month were 6, 102, 88 and 23 ears, respectively, and T-tubes were not taken out in 7 ears.@*CONCLUSION@#At present, the treatment is curable and reliable with fewer complications. The appropriate time to take out the T-tube should be 3 months after the operation.