Publication details
Tympanometry and VT insertion by cleft palate children
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| Year of publication | 2002 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Abstract book of ESPO 2002 8th International congress od pediatric ORL |
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| Field | Paediatry |
| Keywords | ventilation tube; tympanometry; cleft palate children |
| Description | Backround: Insertion of Ventilation Tubes (VT) by the cleft palate children is the common used therapeutical method. The question can be: in which time ? how is the correlation between tympanometry investigation and prognosis middle ear pathology. Objective: In co-operation paediatric ORL Department and plastic surgery Department of Masaryk University in Brno were followed cleft palate children. Results: In the year 2001 we investigated together 62 patients with clef palate diseases and tympanometry, microotoscopy and audiometry was done. By 89% of patients we found tympanometry type B, in 8% type C2 and 3% type C1 and A. By most of them is insertion of ventilation tubes indicated. Conclusions: We want follow this group of patient and compare tympanometry and microotoscopy with type of reconstructive clef palate operation. This work was supported by grant IGA 6602-3/2001 Health Ministry of Czech Republic |
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