... Some microtia and atresia patients experience poor postoperative hearing improvement. In such patients, postoperative temporal bone CT is useful for analyzing the cause [ 1 ]. We studied 13 cases (15 ears) (table 1 ) in which hearing ability did not improve satisfactorily after...

... Abstract Biliary atresia (BA) is a peculiar disease of the newborn that is probably best characterised as an occlusive pan-ductular cholangiopathy (i.e. it affects the intra- and extra-hepatic ducts). Though it may be present at birth, infants will invariably present with persisting conjugated...

... Abstract Congenital choanal atresia (CA) is relatively rare, with an incidence of 1 in 7,000 births with a majority being the mixed bony-membranous type. There are 5 described methods of CA repair: transpalatal, transnasal, sublabialtransnasal, transantral, and transseptal approaches...

... Abstract Objectives: Due to their embryological development, auricular atresia and severe microtia are, in most cases, combined malformations. The aims of this study were firstly to develop a surgical technique for combined esthetic and functional reconstruction with a minimum of operations...

...References References 1. Bartel-Friedrich S: Congenital auricular malformations: description of anomalies and syndromes. Facial Plast Surg 2015;31:567-580. 2. Goldsztein H, Roberson JB Jr: Anatomical facial nerve findings in 209 consecutive atresia cases. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg...

...References References 1. Hsiao CH, Chang MH, Chen HL, Lee HC, Wu TC, Lin CC, Yang YJ, Chen AC, Tiao MM, Lau BH, Chu CH, Lai MW: Taiwan Infant Stool Color Card Study Group: Universal screening for biliary atresia using an infant stool colour card in Taiwan. Hepatology 2008;47:1233-1240 2...

... In patients with congenital aural atresia, the risk of facial nerve injury is always present because of malformations of the external and middle ear. Mastoid cells, the ossicular chain, and the position of the facial nerve are useful landmarks for tympanoplasty. However, the anatomy...

...References References 1. Jahrsdoerfer RA, Yeakley JW, Aguilar EA, Cole RR, Gray LC: Grading system for the selection of patients with congenital aural atresia. Am J Otol 1992;13:6-12. 2. Jahsdoerfer RA, Lambert PR: Facial nerve injury in congenital aural atresia surgery. Am J Otol 1998;19...

... Abstract Microtia and atresia cause significant conductive hearing loss of up to 60 dB HL. The bilateral cases suffer from severely restricted communication abilities and require immediate acoustic stimulation. There is also growing evidence that unilateral cases benefit from an early...

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... Microtia/atresia of the external auditory canal (EAC) is a rare disease that occurs in 1 in 10,000-15,000 births. There are thought to be approximately 100 such patients per year in Japan. Nearly 90% of the cases are unilateral and 10% are bilateral. In many microtia patients, an EAC anomaly...