Serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilation
Although balloon dilation has shown promising results in the treatment of dilatory Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction, the histological effects of ET balloon dilation (ETBD) is unknown because histological examination of the whole human cartilaginous ET is impossible. Animal studies are needed to eluc...
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| description | Although balloon dilation has shown promising results in the treatment of dilatory Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction, the histological effects of ET balloon dilation (ETBD) is unknown because histological examination of the whole human cartilaginous ET is impossible. Animal studies are needed to elucidate the effect of ETBD so we evaluated the histological changes after ETBD in a rat model. The left ET of 20 Wistar rats was dilated with a balloon catheter and the right ET was used as a control. Five rats were sacrificed immediately after ETBD, at 1, 4 and 12 weeks after the procedure for histological examination. The epithelial cells, presence of epithelial hyperplasia, and the proportion of the goblet cells in the epithelium; the vascular structures and dimensions of the submucosa; and presence of cartilage fracture and the area of the ET lumen were evaluated and compared between the groups. Desquamation of nearly all epithelial cells and the fracture of tubal cartilages were observed immediately after ETBD. At 1-week post-ETBD, the ciliated epithelial cells started to recover with epithelial hyperplasia. The goblet cells recovered by 4 weeks post-ETBD and epithelial hyperplasia decreased but was still present at 12 weeks post-ETBD. The depth of the submucosa increased and neovascularization in this region was observed at 1-week post-ETBD and persisted up to 12 weeks post-ETBD. The lumen of the cartilaginous ET increased immediately after ETBD but decreased at 1-week post-ETBD. The cartilaginous ET lumen recovered to the normal value at 4 weeks post-ETBD. This study is the first to describe the serial histological changes to the cartilaginous ET after ETBD and helps our understanding of the histological changes that occur after an ETBD intervention for intractable ET dysfunction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b720879ae4c84dd7a0c720f7ebc6bdea2022-12-22T03:23:55ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01175Serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilationYehree KimJeon Min KangDae Sung RyuJung-Hoon ParkWoo Seok KangHong Ju ParkAlthough balloon dilation has shown promising results in the treatment of dilatory Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction, the histological effects of ET balloon dilation (ETBD) is unknown because histological examination of the whole human cartilaginous ET is impossible. Animal studies are needed to elucidate the effect of ETBD so we evaluated the histological changes after ETBD in a rat model. The left ET of 20 Wistar rats was dilated with a balloon catheter and the right ET was used as a control. Five rats were sacrificed immediately after ETBD, at 1, 4 and 12 weeks after the procedure for histological examination. The epithelial cells, presence of epithelial hyperplasia, and the proportion of the goblet cells in the epithelium; the vascular structures and dimensions of the submucosa; and presence of cartilage fracture and the area of the ET lumen were evaluated and compared between the groups. Desquamation of nearly all epithelial cells and the fracture of tubal cartilages were observed immediately after ETBD. At 1-week post-ETBD, the ciliated epithelial cells started to recover with epithelial hyperplasia. The goblet cells recovered by 4 weeks post-ETBD and epithelial hyperplasia decreased but was still present at 12 weeks post-ETBD. The depth of the submucosa increased and neovascularization in this region was observed at 1-week post-ETBD and persisted up to 12 weeks post-ETBD. The lumen of the cartilaginous ET increased immediately after ETBD but decreased at 1-week post-ETBD. The cartilaginous ET lumen recovered to the normal value at 4 weeks post-ETBD. This study is the first to describe the serial histological changes to the cartilaginous ET after ETBD and helps our understanding of the histological changes that occur after an ETBD intervention for intractable ET dysfunction.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9132338/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Yehree Kim Jeon Min Kang Dae Sung Ryu Jung-Hoon Park Woo Seok Kang Hong Ju Park Serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilation PLoS ONE |
| title | Serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilation |
| title_full | Serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilation |
| title_fullStr | Serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilation |
| title_short | Serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilation |
| title_sort | serial histological changes in the cartilaginous eustachian tube in the rat following balloon dilation |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9132338/?tool=EBI |
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