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Branula used as T-tube introducer for middle-ear effusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2007

R Raman  and
O Rahmat
R Raman*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
O Rahmat
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*
Address for correspondence: Professor R Raman, Dept of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fax: 006079556963 E-mail: ramanr_99@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Objective:

We report a method of inserting a T-tube.

Method:

A 14-G branula and a T-tube are used.

Results:

This method was found to be simple and required few instruments.

Conclusions:

To the best of our knowledge, this method has not previously been reported.

Keywords

Otitis Media With EffusionMyringotomyOtologic Surgical Procedures
Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 122 , Issue 6 , June 2008 , pp. 635
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2007

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References

1 Charlette, SD, Anari, S. Tympanotomy T-tube introducer: a simple technique using a Zoellner suction tube. Laryngoscope 2007:117;563CrossRefGoogle Scholar