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Sequelae of otitis media with effusion among children with cleft lip and/or cleft palate
Published in:
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci, Vol: 27, Page: 494-500
Publication Date:
December 2002
Aims & Objectives:
This study reviewed the sequelae of otitis media with effusion among children with cleft lip and/or cleft palate
Abstract:
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common among children with cleft palate, and may lead to such long-term consequences as hearing loss, tympanic membrane retraction, and chronic otitis media (COM). In total, 104 children with cleft lip and/or palate treated for OME at our institution were reviewed. Mean duration of follow-up was 6.9 years, and mean age at latest follow-up was 9.6 years. The incidence of COM was 19%, and the incidence of cholesteatoma was 1.9%. Ears showing such long-term sequelae of OME as hearing loss, tympanic membrane retraction, and chronic otitis media, were noted to have undergone a significantly greater number of ventilation tube insertions than ears not showing these sequalae. Our findings would suggest that a conservative approach to the management of OME in children with cleft palate is more likely to be beneficial in the long term.
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Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Series Study » Descriptive Studies - Without a comparision
Categories:
otitis media - cleft lip and/or cleft palate
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Cleft lip and cleft palate - Cleft lip and/or palate
Keywords:
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cholesteatoma/etiology
- Chronic Disease
- Cleft Lip/ complications
- Cleft Palate/ complications
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Hearing Loss/etiology
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Otitis Media with Effusion/ complications
- Otitis Media/etiology
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Galway, Dublin)