Lateral Migration of a Eustachian Tube Shim Into the Middle Ear.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 40219703.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/lary.32184 and PMC identifier 12255371.
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Abstract
This is the first report of lateral displacement of a shim into the middle ear space, resulting in chronic otomastoiditis and the need for surgical removal by tympanomastoidectomy. Long-term monitoring and suturing the shim to prevent displacement should be considered.
Medical subject headings
- Ear, Middle
- Eustachian Tube
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Mastoiditis