ABSTRACT
Patients with patulous Eustachian tubes(PET) usually suffer from annoying symptoms, such as tinnitus, autophony and aural fullness, due to the excessive opening of the Eustachian tube. There is no uniform standard of treatment, and conservative therapy combined with"Stepup"surgical intervention strategy is the main treatment. In this article, we reviewed various surgical treatments of patulous Eustachian tube in recent years, including key points of surgical operation, effectiveness, safety and complications. Full communication and evaluation are needed to establish appropriate patients' expectations preoperatively. A "Stepup" treatment strategy will be carried out, including conservative treatment, tympanic membrane surgery, Eustachian tube pharyngeal orifice constriction surgery, Eustachian tube tympanic orifice plug surgery and Eustachian tube muscle surgery, which aims to maintain normal Eustachian tube function and good middle ear ventilation.
Subject(s)
Humans , Eustachian Tube/surgery , Ear Diseases/diagnosis , Ear, Middle , Tympanic Membrane/surgery , Tinnitus , Otitis MediaABSTRACT
Introducción: la dilatación endoscópica con balón ha mostrado ser una herramienta terapéutica y efectiva para el tratamiento de la disfunción de la trompa de Eustaquio. Al momento se desconocen los resultados en la población colombiana. Objetivos: determinar la mejoría clínica de la dilatación de la trompa de Eustaquio en pacientes adultos con disfunción tubárica crónica, en un centro de IV nivel de atención en Bogotá. Diseño: estudio observacional retrospectivo con componente analítico. Métodos: se revisaron los registros clínicos de pacientes intervenidos con la dilatación endoscópica de la trompa de Eustaquio; se describen los cambios objetivos y subjetivos en el posoperatorio. Resultados: se obtuvieron 22 pacientes entre los 18 y 66 años con seguimiento de 6 a 22 meses. Al 84,5 % se les realizó la intervención bilateral y al 15,8 % la unilateral, para un total de 38 oídos intervenidos. El 60 % lograron la normalización del timpanograma. Hubo una mejoría de las presiones del oído medio de -102,5 a -3,5 daPa (p = 0,005). Se alcanzó una mejoría estadísticamente significativa en 6/7 síntomas según la escala de severidad y reducción del gap aéreo-óseo en 7 dB y 4 dB del promedio de tonos puros por vía aérea (PTA) (p = 0,249; p = 0,711). Además, se generó un impacto positivo promedio de +32 en la escala de calidad de vida según el Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI). Conclusión: la dilatación de trompa de Eustaquio resulta ser una terapéutica segura y eficaz en población adulta, con mejoras estadísticamente significativas en la severidad de los síntomas y en las presiones del oído medio, lo cual genera un impacto positivo en la escala de calidad de vida según el GBI.
Introduction: Endoscopic balloon dilation has been shown to be a therapeutic and effective tool for the treatment of eustachian tube dysfunction. Now, the results in the Colombian population are unknown. Aim: Describe the clinical improvement of eustachian tube dilation in adult patients with chronic tubal dysfunction, in a 4th level complexity hospital in Bogotá. Design: Retrospective observational study with analytical component. Methods: The clinical records of patients undergoing endoscopic dilatation of the Eustachian tube were reviewed. Objective and subjective changes in the postoperative period are described. Results: 22 patients were obtained between 18 and 66 years and follow-up from 6 to 22 months. 84.5 % underwent bilateral intervention and 15.8 % unilaterally for a total of 38 operated ears. 60 % achieved tympanogram normalization. There was improvement of middle ear pressures from -102.5 to -3.5 daPa (p = 0.005). Statistically significant improvement in 6/7 symptoms according to the severity scale and reduction of air-bone Gap in 7 dB and 4 dB of airway PTA (p = 0.249; p = 0.711). Generating an average positive impact of +32 on the quality-of-life scale according to the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI). Conclusions: Eustachian tube dilation proves to be a safe and effective therapy in an adult population with statistically significant improvements in the severity of symptoms, and in middle ear pressures. Generating a positive impact on the scale of quality of life according to the GBI.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Young Adult , Ear Diseases/surgery , Eustachian Tube/surgery , Quality of Life , Chronic Disease , Retrospective Studies , Follow-Up Studies , Treatment Outcome , Dilatation , Ear Diseases/diagnosisABSTRACT
La disfunción tubaria es uno de las patologías más estudiadas como responsable de diversas afecciones del oído medio. Dentro de sus factores causales se ha postulado un potencial rol de la rinitis alérgica, el reflujo gastrolaríngeo y la exposición a humo de tabaco, lo cual no ha podido ser comprobado consistentemente en estudios clínicos. En los últimos años, la endoscopía del extremo nasofaríngeo de la trompa de Eustaquio ha surgido como una nueva herramienta para evaluar el funcionamiento de esta estructura. Es así como el uso de cámara lenta ha podido mostrar que la mayoría de sus alteraciones parecen ser funcionales más que anatómicas u obstructivas. Por otra parte, esta evaluación endoscópica ha fomentado el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas quirúrgicas, basadas en la resección del colchón posterior del torus tubario mediante el uso del láser o microdebridador De este modo, en un futuro la endoscopía nasal pudiera tener un rol importante en la evaluación y manejo de la disfunción tubaria. Sin embargo, todavía no se establecen los candidatos ideales para dichos procedimientos.
Auditory tube dysfunction is one of the most studied middie ear diseases. Among its proposed risk factors, the etiologic role of allergic rhinitis, gastrolaryngeal reflux and tobacco smoke has not been demonstrated yet in clinical trials. In the last few years, endoscopic visualization of the nasopharyngeal end of the auditory tube became a new tool to evaluate this structure, particularly in association to slow motion video recordings. These techniques have shown that in most cases, the alterations seem to be functional rather than anatomic or obstructive. In addition, endoscopic evaluation has encouraged the development of new surgical techniques based on the resection of the posterior cushion of the torus tubarius, with the use of a laser or a microdebrider In the future, nasal endoscopy could have an important role in the evaluation and management of auditory tube dysfunction. However, the ideal candidates for these procedures are yet to be established.
Subject(s)
Humans , Endoscopy/methods , Ear Diseases/surgery , Ear Diseases/diagnosis , Ear Diseases/physiopathology , Eustachian Tube/physiopathology , Debridement/methods , Laser Therapy , Eustachian Tube/surgeryABSTRACT
Teratomas are tumors originated from mature or immature tissues. Teratomas are made up of one embryonic layer or all three embryonic layers [endoderm, mesoderm, or ectoderm]. Herein we report a 41-year-old man who presented with vertigo, vomiting, and tinnitus. After physical examination, laboratory evaluation and performing computed tomography, cholesteatoma was diagnosed, however, during radical mastoidectomy a cystic tumor was found. The result of pathology proved middle ear and mastoid teratoma
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Teratoma/complications , Teratoma/surgery , Ear Neoplasms/etiology , Ear Neoplasms/pathology , Endoderm , Mesoderm , Ectoderm , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Dermoid Cyst/diagnosis , Dermoid Cyst/pathology , Dermoid Cyst/surgery , Eustachian Tube/abnormalities , Eustachian Tube/diagnostic imaging , Eustachian Tube/surgery , Mastoid/abnormalities , Mastoid/diagnostic imaging , Mastoid/surgery , Ear, Middle/abnormalities , Ear, Middle/diagnostic imaging , Ear, Middle/surgery , Middle Ear Ventilation , Hearing Loss, Conductive/etiology , Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/etiology , Cholesteatoma/diagnosis , Cholesteatoma/surgeryABSTRACT
O sucesso da miringoplastia depende, entre outros fatores, da funçäo da tuba auditiva. Neste estudo, avalia-se a funçäo tubária em trinta doentes portadores de otite média crônica simples com indicaçäo de miringoplastia, pré-operatoriamente, para verificar a relaçäo entre funçäo tubária e resultados cirúrgicos. A funçäo equipressiva é avaliada através da prova de insuflaçäo e desinsuflaçäo, e a funçäo de drenagem através da instilaçäo de técnico na orelha média. A prova de desinsuflaçäo é o melhor teste de funçäo tubária empregado neste estudo. Mas a disfunçäo tubária näo contra-indica a cirurgia, pois nem todos os doentes com disfunçäo nesta prova tiveram maus resultados cirúrgicos
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Eustachian Tube/physiology , Myringoplasty , Otitis Media/physiopathology , Chronic Disease , Drainage , Eustachian Tube/surgery , Insufflation , Ear, Middle/surgery , Ear, Middle/pathology , Tympanic Membrane Perforation/surgery , Tympanic Membrane Perforation/pathology , Pressure , Prognosis , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Esse estudo analisou as alteraçöes otoscópicas e histopatológicas das orelhas médias de ratos albinos submetidos à eletrocauterizaçäo do óstio nasofaríngeo tubário. Por uma técnica pouco invasiva e de fácil realizaçäo, a otoscopia demonstrou ser de importância fundamental na seleçäo prévia dos animais a serem utilizados e no acompanhamento seriado das alteraçöes induzidas. A análise histopatológica ressaltou que três dias após a cauterizaçäo, o principal sinal observado foi a transudaçäo dos vasos submucosos. Maiores alteraçöes foram observados de sete a 60 dias pós-cauterizaçäo, decorrentes da infecçäo e da açäo dos mecanismos de defesa