Ectopic Pinna

Ectopic pinna.

Sonography of the ear pinna.

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to assess the scope of sonography for the diagnosis of diseases of the external ear. METHODS We developed a description of the sonographic anatomy of the normal ear pinna, including the thickness of the normal cartilage and lobule, through systematic scanning of the external ears of 11 healthy volunteers (2 male and 9 female), and reviewed clinical cases wi...

Arteriovenous malformation related to the pinna.

Arteriovenous malformations are rare in the head and neck region and generally arise from intracranial vessels. We present two rare cases with spontaneous arteriovenous malformations related to the ear. The role of magnetic resonance imaging and colour Doppler sonography in the diagnosis and management of such cases is discussed along with a review of the literature.

Pinna synthetic mold for otoplasty techniques application.

INTRODUCTION The ear deformity Tanzer type V, also known as prominent ears, is the most common genetic defect of the pinna. The surgery designed for its correction is known as otoplasty. This esthetic surgery can be performed using different techniques, which requires great skill of its operator. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this work is the development of a new tool for otoplasty techniques trai...

Fillet of pinna flap in scalp reconstruction

Methods We report four patients operated in the last three years, for lesions of the ear, invading the post auricular skin and infiltrating into the scalp. On examination these ulcerating lesions had the clinical appearance of deeply infiltrating basal cell carcinoma. Surgery was performed under general anaesthesia. After resection was performed with 1 cm skin margins, down and including the te...