Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
원저
레이저 구개성형술이 이관기능에 미치는 영향
박시영1, 이종환1, 고영한1, 이배혁1, 구수권1, 이상화1
The Effect of Laser-assisted Uvulopalatoplasty on the Eustachian tube Function
Si Young Park1, , Young Han Ko1, Bae Hyeok Lee1, Soo Kweon Koo1, Sang Hwa Lee1
1Department of Otolaryngology, Saint Benedict Hospital, Pusan, Korea
© Copyright 1997 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
Over the past years the harmful effect of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty on the eustachian tube function has been reported, but no study was carried out about that of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty on eustachian tube function. So a study of the eustachian tube function was performed in patients who underwent laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty. The 98 ears were examined by pneumatic otoscopic examination, tympanometry, and closed-nose swallowing test. During the follow-up of postoperative 2weeks, test results showed neither significant negative middle ear pressure in tympanometry nor abnormal data in closed-nose swallowing test. Patients with middle ear abnormalities and following middle ear surgery seem to be no high risk candidates for this operation.
Keywords: LAUP; E-tube
