American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 238-243 , July 2006

Outcomes in children with perforated tympanic membranes after tympanostomy tube placement: results using a pilot treatment algorithm

Podium presentation at the 2005 Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children Meeting, December 2-5, 2005, Toronto, Canada.

  • Scott A. Schraff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Markham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Camille Welch, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pediatric Research, The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA
    • ,
  • David H. Darrow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Craig S. Derkay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pediatric Research, The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Ave, Suite 510, Norfolk, VA 23507-1914, USA.

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PII: S0196-0709(05)00224-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.11.007

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 238-243 , July 2006

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