Outcome of myringotomy with ventilation tube for otitis media with effusion in Thai children: Ramathibodi experiences.

Objective: Study the otologic and audiologic outcome when using a ventilation tube (VT) for the treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME) in Thai children.

Material And Method: The medical records of twenty-three pediatric patients, 17 male and 6 female, aged 4 to 11 (mean age of 6.8 years), with the diagnosis of OME who attended the Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, between January 2001 and December 2006 were reviewed.