Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty Combined With Tympanocentesis Is not Superior to Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty in Chronic Otitis Media With Effusion—A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract

There was no beneficial outcome of tympanocentesis performed concurrently with BET and therefore it should not be routinely recommended. The success of therapy appears to be reduced compared with other pathologies caused by Eustachian tube dysfunction.