| The contralateral ear in chronic otitis media: a series of 500 patients. | |
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PMID: 18347255 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To study the contralateral ear of patients with chronic otitis media (COM). DESIGN: Transversal. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS: A total of 500 consecutive patients who had been diagnosed as having COM with or without cholesteatoma. INTERVENTIONS: Digital otoendoscopy was performed on both ears. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Pathologic alterations in the contralateral ear. RESULTS: In 75.2% of the patients, the contralateral ear was found to have some structural abnormalities; 60.4% of the patients presented with COM without cholesteatoma, and in this group, 69.9% had an abnormal contralateral ear. In those with cholesteatoma, the contralateral ear was found to be abnormal in 83.3%. The most frequent finding in both groups was retraction of the tympanic membrane. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with COM in 1 ear have a high chance of presenting with some degree of disease in the contralateral side. We believe that our findings suggest that COM should be ideally approached not as a static pathological incident affecting 1 ear but rather as an on-going process that may affect both ears. |
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Authors:
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Sady Selaimen da Costa; Letícia Petersen Schmidt Rosito; Cristina Dornelles; Neil Sperling |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery Volume: 134 ISSN: 0886-4470 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. Publication Date: 2008 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-03-18 Completed Date: 2008-06-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8603209 Medline TA: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 290-3 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Child, Preschool Chronic Disease Ear, Middle / pathology* Female Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Otitis Media / pathology* |
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