ReviewCureus2022
The Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Children: Anatomical Considerations and Current Trends in Invasive Therapeutic Approaches.
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- Histopathological changes of the Eustachian tube mucosa following balloon Eustachian tuboplasty in children: insights from standard endovascular balloon application.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Microbiome of the Eustachian tube in patients with chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction and healthy individuals.European journal of microbiology & immunology · 2026Article
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- Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of the eustachian tube orifice presenting with aural fullness: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Wet and Dry Swallowing in Assessing Eustachian Tube Function in Tympanic Membrane Perforation.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Assessment of hearing screening outcomes and risk factors among first grade students in the Umraniye district of Istanbul, Türkiye: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Role of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Recurrent Chronic Otitis Media: A Cross-Sectional Study of Anatomical and Functional Variations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Obesity and Otitis Media with Effusion in Children.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Efficacy and safety of tympanostomy tube insertion combined with adenoidectomy in children with recurrent otitis media: impact on effusion clearance time, otitis media recurrence rate, and hearing improvement.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Global burden of childhood otitis media attributable to secondhand smoke from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Comparative Efficacy of Different Therapeutic Interventions in Eustachian Tube Dysfunctions: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Sirolimus-coated Eustachian tube balloon dilatation for treating Eustachian tube dysfunction in a rat model.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty Combined or Not with Myringotomy in Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Adenoid hypertrophy in children: a narrative review of pathogenesis and clinical relevance.BMJ paediatrics open · 2023Review
- Sleep Bruxism in Children-What Can Be Learned from Anamnestic Information.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Management of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Review.Cureus · 2022Review
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Abstract
The eustachian tube (ET) has a crucial role in the physiology of the middle ear. Thus, any condition that renders the tube dysfunctional is directly implicated with middle ear pathophysiology, like in the case of acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion. Children are more vulnerable to pathologies of the middle ear, primarily due to the immature development of their eustachian tubes. Otitis media with effusion, apart from being a burden for hearing, with direct consequences for speech development, may also be implicated in cholesteatoma formation. Medical therapy is not practically effective for the treatment of effusion. Moreover, the established surgical approaches, like grommets and adenoidectomy, deal only indirectly with the problem since they are not addressing the dysfunctional ET itself. An emerging interventional approach that intends to restore the function of the tube is the transnasal balloon dilation of the cartilaginous part of the ET. Growing international experience indicates that this promising technique is safe and effective. In the current review, we aim to provide background information on the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the ET and to present the progress of the balloon dilation technique with emphasis on pediatric patients.
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