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Audit of the incidence of persistent perforation of the tympanic membrane following grommet removal or extrusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

G. B. Todd
G. B. Todd*
Affiliation:
Salisbury
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Mr G. B. Todd, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ.
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Abstract

The incidence of persistent perforation following grommet removal or extrusion in 210 ears was assessed, and found to be zero per cent. Collar button grommets were retained longer than Shepard grommets, and the percentage of ears requiring two or more tube insertions was 51.9 per cent.

Keywords

Tympanostomy tube insertionTympanic membrane, perforationAudit

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 7 , July 1993 , pp. 593 - 596
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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