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3228183

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
Ciliary activity of the adenoidal surface in patients with otitis media with effusion (OME) was evaluated by a photoelectric method. Three groups of patients were compared: a non-OME group whose members had experienced no episode of OME; a middle ear effusion (MEE)-negative OME group whose members had an episode of recurrent OME but no MEE during the month preceding the operation; and an MEE-positive OME group whose members were experiencing an episode of recurrent OME with MEEs when tissue was taken for examination. To serve as a comparison, the ciliary activity in the central pharynx of normal guinea pigs was evaluated using the same technique. The ciliary activity in all patients was significantly lower than that in normal guinea pigs. No significant difference in ciliary activity was apparent between the non-OME group and the MEE-negative OME group. However, both were significantly higher than the ciliary activity of the MEE-positive OME patients. The following findings are drawn from our data: ciliary activity on the surface of hypertrophic adenoids is depressed, and patients with OME have reduced ciliary activity compared with those who have no otitis media or those who have otitis media without effusion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0196-0709
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
323-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Ciliary activity on adenoids of patients with otitis media with effusion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article