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Table 3 Overview of patient details and outcome of Eustachian tuboplasty

From: Microwave ablation eustachian tuboplasty: a preliminary investigation with long-term follow-up

Patient No.

Side of ear

Pre-operative

Post-operative 6 m

Post-operative 30 m

Endoscope (Sade Grade)

Tympanometry

Valsalva

Endoscope (Sade Grade)

Tympanometry

Valsalva

Endoscope (Sade Grade)

Tympanometry

Valsalva

1

Right

III

B

(−)

II

C

(+)

II

C

(+)

2

Right

II

B

(−)

Normal

A

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

3

Right

III

B

(−)

II

C

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

4

Left

III

B

(−)

III

B

(−)

III

C

(+)

5

Right

II

B

(−)

Normal

A

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

6

Left

III

C

(−)

II

C

(−)

Normal

A

(+)

7

Left

III

B

(−)

II

C

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

8

Left

II

B

(−)

Normal

A

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

9

Left

III

B

(−)

III

B

(−)

II

C

(−)

10

Right

III

B

(−)

II

C

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

11

Right

II

B

(−)

II

C

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

12

Right

III

B

(−)

II

C

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

13

Left

III

C

(−)

III

B

(−)

III

B

(−)

14

Right

III

B

(−)

II

C

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

15

Right

III

B

(−)

III

B

(−)

I

A

(+)

16

Right

II

B

(−)

Normal

A

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

17

Left

III

C

(−)

I

A

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

18

Left

III

B

(−)

II

C

(+)

Normal

A

(+)

  1. Negative:(−); Positive(+)