Publications by authors named "Thorsten Ockermann"
Objective: To assess the feasibility and safety of balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) as an option for treatment of patients with Eustachian tube dysfunction.
Patients And Interventions: A cadaveric study of 5 temporal human bones was performed. Each bone underwent transnasal balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) with computed tomography and post-dilation histology.
Objectives/hypothesis: To assess the feasibility of balloon dilatation eustachian tuboplasty (BET) as an option for treatment of patients with eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction.
Study Design: Ethics approved case controlled interventional study.
Methods: Eight patients were identified with poor ET function using a ET score and were assigned to the study.