Biointegrated ventilation tube: current status and new developments
Jahn, A.F.
American Journal of Otology 14(4): 383-385
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0192-9763 PMID: 8238276 Document Number: 411712
The biointegrated (HydroxylVent) ventilation tube has been used over the past 3 years in a variety of clinical cases. The chief indication for its use is unresolving eustachian tube dysfunction and failure of more conventional medical and surgical therapy. The surgical technique and a postoperative management are described. New directions in clinical research include a larger lumen prosthesis and a compound prosthesis of hydroxylapatite with Teflon lining.