MNJ34-001
A 5 years old girl child presented with complaints of recurrent ear related problems. She also developed mild-to-moderate hearing loss. She was managed with some operative procedure in view non-responding to medical management. See the images below and answers the following questions:
Preoperative image A Postoperative image B
- What are the findings in images A and B?
- What are the indications for operative procedure in these cases?
- What are the possible complications after this procedure?
Answer
- Image A: Chronic TM retraction, Image B Tympanostomy tube placement.
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- When otitis media effusion (OME) 1s persist for 3-6 month.
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- Obstruction of lumen and premature extrusion of tube.