Tympanic Membrane Perforation
"Tympanic Membrane Perforation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A temporary or persistent opening in the eardrum (TYMPANIC MEMBRANE). Clinical signs depend on the size, location, and associated pathological condition.
| Descriptor ID |
D018058
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C09.218.903 C26.930
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| Concept/Terms |
Tympanic Membrane Perforation- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Membrane Perforation, Tympanic
- Eardrum Perforation
- Perforation, Eardrum
- Tympanic Membrane Rupture
- Membrane Rupture, Tympanic
- Rupture, Tympanic Membrane
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tympanic Membrane Perforation" by people in Profiles.
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Ibekwe TS, Nwaorgu OG, Adeosun AA, Kokong DD, Lawal HO, Okundia PO, Onakoya PA. Assessments of the size of tympanic membrane perforations: a comparison of clinical estimations with video-otoscopic calculations. Ear Nose Throat J. 2008 Oct; 87(10):567-9.