Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Dilatation of the Eustachian Tube in Children With Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Title: Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Dilatation of the Eustachian Tube in Children With Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Authors: Zujaj Z; Medicine, Al Nafees Medical College and Hospital, Islamabad, PAK., Yousaf Siddiqui MS; Medicine, Islamic International Medical College, Islamabad, PAK., Mansoor A; Special Pathology/Community Medicine/ENT/Opthalmology, Faisalabad Medical University and Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, PAK., Chaulagain D; Neurosurgery, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, UKR., Shahid MS; Morphology, Jalal-Abad International University, Jalal-Abad, KGZ., Nonnenmacher UAM; Otolaryngology, Faisalabad Medical University and Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, PAK., Saeed S; Pediatrics, Border Health Services, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Rawalpindi, PAK., Sam-Odum N; Otolaryngology, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, NGA., Cheema MAF; Medicine and Surgery, Jalal-Abad State University named after B.Osmonov Medical Faculty, Jalal-Abad, KGZ., Alvi Z; Medicine, York St John University, York, GBR., Kumar M; Medicine, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK.
Source: Cureus [Cureus] 2026 May 20; Vol. 18 (5), pp. e109250. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 20 (Print Publication: 2026).
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