Table 12.

Side-by-side results of the last follow-up measurements.

	Week 12 Tympanogram		Week 12 CBCT Middle Ear Status		Week 12 Secretion in 5th GA		LT [mm2] Section S2	LC [mm2] Section S2
Animal	Stent	Control	Stent	Control	Stent	Control	Stent	Control
A1	B	A	partially filled	free	normal	normal	11.33	0.96
A2 1	B	A	filled	free	normal	normal	8.15	0.36
A3	A	B	partially filled	filled	normal 3	normal	6.19	1.78
A4	A	A	partially filled	free	normal	normal	14.97	0.65
A5	A	A	free	free	normal 4	normal	17.44	2.86
A6	A	A	free *	free	normal	normal	7.06	2.69
A7 2	A	B	free	filled	normal	normal	1.05	1.11
A8 5	B	A	filled	free	abnormal	normal	11.11	0.92

*—thickened ventral osseous bulla wall; ¹—unilateral HA depot (stent side); ²—incorrect stent placement; ³—mucosa-perforating stent in 5th GA; ⁴—slightly open ET in 5th GA; ⁵—change of stent side after initial stent approach; green—animals with earlier re-ventilation of the middle ear compared with control.