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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Rare case of ballooning herniation of the tympanic membrane.

Tobias Engert, Frank Uwe Metternich

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Tobias EngertDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland tobiasengert@gmx.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9102-6748
Frank Uwe MetternichDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herniation of the tympanic membrane is a rare benign malformation of the tympanic membrane into the external auditory canal. It may be asymptomatic or associated with symptoms such as aural fullness, tinnitus, otalgia or hearing loss. We present a case of a symptomatic herniation of the tympanic membrane and its surgical therapy with hernia excision and tympanoplasty. An internal review board exemption was obtained.

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Tympanic MembraneTympanic Membrane PerforationEar CanalHerniaHumansTympanoplastyearnose and throat/otolaryngologyotitissurgery

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PMID34035025
PMCPMC8154966

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