Tympanic membrane healing in myringotomies performed with argon laser or microknife: an experimental study in rats

Abstract

Argon laser assisted myringotomy healed just as early on as incisional myringotomy on Wistar rats without middle ear diseases.

Video Otoscopy in Exotic Companion Mammals

“…13), rats, mice, and gerbils have a large pars flaccida, which can significantly distend with breathing, forming a large bubble, which may occupy almost all the pars tensa. 10,12 Guinea pigs only have a pars tensa and a dorsal bony segment called the supratympanic crest (see Fig. 14).…”