Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)
A Novel Long-Term Tympanostomy Tube: The U-Tube.
Itay Chen, Jean-Yves Sichel, Chanan Shaul, Ronen Perez
Published: 202610.3390/bioengineering13010079
Abstract
PURPOSE: Tympanostomy tubes are essential for middle ear ventilation, but conventional long-term tubes carry high perforation rates (12-22%). This study evaluated the Tympanostomy U-Tube (TUT), a novel silicone-based tube designed to minimize perfora…
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