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

Zujaj Z, Yousaf Siddiqui MS, Mansoor A, Chaulagain D, Shahid MS, Nonnenmacher UAM, Saeed S, Sam-Odum N, Cheema MAF, Alvi Z, Kumar M

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.109250
Published: 2026 May
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.109250,
  title = {Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Dilatation of the Eustachian Tube in Children With Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.},
  author = {Zujaj Z and Yousaf Siddiqui MS and Mansoor A and Chaulagain D and Shahid MS and Nonnenmacher UAM and Saeed S and Sam-Odum N and Cheema MAF and Alvi Z and Kumar M},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.109250},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109250}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Dilatation of the Eustachian Tube in Children With Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
AU  - Zujaj Z
AU  - Yousaf Siddiqui MS
AU  - Mansoor A
AU  - Chaulagain D
AU  - Shahid MS
AU  - Nonnenmacher UAM
AU  - Saeed S
AU  - Sam-Odum N
AU  - Cheema MAF
AU  - Alvi Z
AU  - Kumar M
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.109250
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109250
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Z, Z., MS, Y. S., A, M., D, C., MS, S., UAM, N., S, S., N, S., MAF, C., Z, A., & M, K. (2026). Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Dilatation of the Eustachian Tube in Children With Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109250

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