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The Middle Ear. The Role of Ventilation in Disease and Surgery.
H. Takahashi
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Paperback. Num Pages: 105 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 189.
For the middle ear to maintain its most important function, sound con duction, its pressure always needs to be kept around atmospheric level. The eustachian tube has long been believed to be the only organ playing the important role of pressure regulation of the middle ear. However, several phenomena that cannot be explained solely by reference to eustachian tube function have gradually emerged. For instance, otitis media with effusion cannot always be produced experimentally by selectively eliminating the ventilatory function of the eustachian tube by excising the tensor veli pala tini muscle and the hamulus pterygoideus. Also, most cases of ... Read more
For the middle ear to maintain its most important function, sound con duction, its pressure always needs to be kept around atmospheric level. The eustachian tube has long been believed to be the only organ playing the important role of pressure regulation of the middle ear. However, several phenomena that cannot be explained solely by reference to eustachian tube function have gradually emerged. For instance, otitis media with effusion cannot always be produced experimentally by selectively eliminating the ventilatory function of the eustachian tube by excising the tensor veli pala tini muscle and the hamulus pterygoideus. Also, most cases of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
Number of Pages
105
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431683797
SKU
V9784431683797
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