Myringosclerosis is a common sequela of ventilation tube insertion for the treatment of the otitis media with effusion. Several antioxidants have been identified to prevent myringosclerosis. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on the prevention of experimentally induced myringosclerosis.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dongguk University International Hospital, 814 Siksa-Dong, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-773, South Korea. entsong@empal.com
