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The present study is based on the results of a planimetric investigation of temporal bone pneumatization in 43 children. Radiological and clinical follow-up studies 10 years after therapy for secretory otitis media indicate an adaptation in the size of pneumatization to an almost normal area. The increase shows that a myringotomy is sufficient in cases of serous effusion, whereas a mucous fluid requires long-term middle ear ventilation.
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Received: 5 August 1999 / Accepted: 3 December 1999
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Hug, J. A planimetric study of therapy-dependent development of temporal bone pneumatization in secretory otitis media. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 257, 295–299 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004059900223
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004059900223