Transnasal Endoscopic Eustachian Tube Surgery

Marc Dean; Timothy Lian

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2016.05.007

Transnasal Endoscopic Eustachian Tube Surgery

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2016 Oct;49(5):1163-71. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.05.007. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Authors

Marc Dean¹, Timothy Lian²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA; Otorhinologic Research Institute, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Electronic address: marc.dean@gmail.com.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.

PMID: 27468637
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.05.007

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to give a contemporary review of transnasal endoscopic surgery for Eustachian tube disorders. The authors' perspective of the relevant anatomy, pathophysiology, and evaluation of Eustachian tube disorders as related to surgical intervention also is provided.

Keywords: Eustachian tube dilation; Eustachian tube dysfunction; Patulous eustachian tube.

Publication types

Review
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
Dilatation
Endoscopy / methods*
Eustachian Tube / diagnostic imaging
Eustachian Tube / surgery*
Humans