TY - JOUR
T1 - Case series
T2 - A novel technique for the treatment of external auditory canal stenosis
AU - Farhood, Zachary
AU - Muus, John S.
AU - Chang, Daniel K.
AU - Edmonds, Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - External auditory canal (EAC) stenosis can exist as an isolated problem, as a component of craniofacial disorders, or in association with genetic syndromes. We present ?ve cases and demonstrate the efficacy of a minimally invasive way of opening the EAC, facilitating better hearing, easier office examination, and allowing for other necessary treatments such as ear tube placement or use of a hearing aid. Follow-up ranged from 1 to 19 months, with all patients demonstrating signi?cant improvement. We believe this is a novel surgical approach which is easy to perform, cost effective, and may be applicable to a wide range of patients.
AB - External auditory canal (EAC) stenosis can exist as an isolated problem, as a component of craniofacial disorders, or in association with genetic syndromes. We present ?ve cases and demonstrate the efficacy of a minimally invasive way of opening the EAC, facilitating better hearing, easier office examination, and allowing for other necessary treatments such as ear tube placement or use of a hearing aid. Follow-up ranged from 1 to 19 months, with all patients demonstrating signi?cant improvement. We believe this is a novel surgical approach which is easy to perform, cost effective, and may be applicable to a wide range of patients.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.07.018
DO - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.07.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 26277331
AN - SCOPUS:84940794384
SN - 0165-5876
VL - 79
SP - 1765
EP - 1770
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
JF - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
IS - 10
ER -