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The Prevalence of Hearing Symptoms Associated With Patulous Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Following Bariatric Surgery at King Khalid University Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Background A patulous Eustachian tube (PET) is defined as a persistent tubal opening, which affects 0.3-6.6% of the population, with a female preponderance. PET is caused by the loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue enclosing the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube (Ostmann’s pad) as a result...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10491997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37692735 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43255 |