Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bielefeld Academic Teaching Hospital, Bielefeld, Germany.
Otol Neurotol. 2010 Sep;31(7):1100-3. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181e8cc6d.
To assess the feasibility and safety of balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) as an option for treatment of patients with Eustachian tube dysfunction.
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. The procedure involved the dilation of the cartilaginous and bony portion of the Eustachian tube with a balloon catheter.
BET is technically easy to perform. No damage to essential structures, particularly the carotid canal, was found.
This newly introduced method seems to be a feasible and safe procedure to dilate the Eustachian tube.
评估球囊扩张咽鼓管成形术（BET）作为治疗咽鼓管功能障碍患者的一种选择的可行性和安全性。
对 5 个人类颞骨进行了尸体研究。每个骨头都通过经鼻球囊扩张咽鼓管成形术（BET）进行了计算机断层扫描和扩张后的组织学检查。该过程涉及使用球囊导管扩张咽鼓管的软骨和骨性部分。
BET 在技术上易于操作。未发现对重要结构（特别是颈动脉管）造成损伤。
这种新引入的方法似乎是一种可行且安全的扩张咽鼓管的方法。
