In cases of auricular surgery, postoperative dressings are thought to be important for keeping auricular contour and in helping to prevent from dressing failures due to edema or subcutaneous hematoma, which may result in fibrous or cartilaginous proliferation. However, it is often difficult to achieve success with standard dressings because of the complicated shape of the auricle. We used 2-oct...

Otalgia is ear pain. Ear disease causes primary otalgia. Secondary (referred) otalgia is referred to the ear from disease in structures remote from the ear. Otalgia, especially referred otalgia, can be a diagnostic challenge. The radiologic approach to a patient with otalgia relies on the physical examination. If the otoscopic findings are abnormal, the computed tomographic (CT) or magnetic res...

INTRODUCTION Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) and are the most common malignancies in Caucasians. The purpose of our study was to examine the frequency of the histological types of NMSC located on the auricle, and to determine whether national and international guidelines on NMSC treatment were followed in our ear, nose, and thro...

Background: Assisted reproductive techniques (ART) are used with increasing frequency worldwide. The present research was conducted to determine the effects of ART on hearing defects and ear abnormalities. Materials and Methods: In a descriptive, cross-sectional, non-randomized study, the status of hearing and ear abnormalities was assessed in 300 newborns conceived by ART at Royan Institute, T...

The term "anomaly" refers to a marked deviation from a normal standard usually caused by a hereditary or congenital defect. While there are many classifications of temporal bone anomalies, we believe that a simple division into major and minor anomalies of the temporal bone is sufficient. Major malformations (anomalies) are those in which there is stenosis or atresia of the external ear canal. ...

The human ear (auricle) is an important body component in biometric studies and forensic identification. purpose of this study was to evaluate linear auricular morphometric measurements a Nigerian Igbo population. 300 participants (142 males 158 females) at least 16 years age were randomly recruited from settlements the South-Eastern states Nigeria. made sit Frankfort horizontal position such a...

Vicente Torres-Peris, Titular professor, Avenida Blasco Ibañez 17, CP 46010 Valencia (Spain) The branchio-otorenal (BOR) syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by preauricular pits or branchial fistulas, hearing loss and renal anomalies. Case Report An 8-year-old girl had small bilateral pits on the concha of her auricle at birth (fig. 1). When she was 5 years old, her parents...

The purpose of this study is to introduce the procedure and results of a combined free flap reconstruction with an external ear prosthesis after tumor extirpation from the lateral side of the head. Over the last 3 years, four patients have undergone total auricle extirpation for varying tumor processes. Each was reconstructed with a radial forearm flap, preserving the external auditory meatus. ...

Introduction: Ear is the most defining feature of face and its structure shows signs age sex. The external ears consist auricle acoustic meatus. This study was specifically under taken to variations in dimensions, specially height width, amongst Nepalese medical nursing students compare them. Materials Methods: conducted on National Medical College, Birgunj, Nepal, with no evidence congenital e...

BACKGROUND Reconstruction of partial ear defects represents a difficult challenge to the plastic surgeon due to the delicate and intricate architecture of the chondrocutaneous sandwich of the external ear. METHODS Fourteen patients with acute or previous traumatic subtotal loss of the upper one-third of the auricle were treated with autologous contralateral conchal cartilage graft and superfi...