Table 8: Comparison of findings between other previous studies.
Author |
Findings in middle ear cleft (in inactive Otitis media cases only) in percentage |
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|
Aditus blockage |
Mucosal edema/hypertrophy |
Granulation tissue |
Polyp |
Tympanosclerosis |
Ossicular involvement |
Kakkar, et al. [11] |
7 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
Rickers, et al. [6] |
- |
36 |
57 |
4 |
- |
22 |
Sady, et al. [12] |
- |
- |
96 |
- |
43 |
96 |
Da costa, et al. [12] |
- |
- |
97 |
- |
20 |
90 |
Krishnan, et al. [9] |
- |
- |
42 |
53 |
37 |
- |
Meyerhoff, et al. [3] |
- |
- |
48 |
0 |
26 |
- |
Bhagat [17] |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Current study |
72 |
17 |
27 |
- |
22 |
0 |