09 December 2025 : Clinical Research
Enhanced Eustachian Tube Function and Hearing Recovery with Combined Balloon Dilatation and Tympanic Membrane Catheterization in Secretory Otitis Media
Wenshuai Chang ABCDEF 1, Xiaoying Zhou ABCDEF 2*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948981
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948981
Figure 1 Flowchart of patient selection and treatment protocol. A schematic representation of patient enrollment, diagnostic evaluation, treatment allocation (eustachian tube balloon dilatation [ETBD] alone vs ETBD combined with tympanic membrane catheterization [TMC]), and 6-month follow-up assessments for adult secretory otitis media (SOM).