title: [Severe aplasia of the ear: management and surgical indications].
abstract: Severe aplasia of the ear raises both a cosmetic and a functional problem. Surgery is often performed starting at four or five years of age but early management is essential. The need for a hearing aid should be evaluated at the age of six months. At birth, the infant should have investigations for concomitant malformations, which are common, and for etiologic factors. Functional surgery to create a canal, tympanic membrane, and chain of ossicles should be performed only in bilateral forms. Satisfactory cosmetic results can be achieved by cartilage autografting according to Brent's technique.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Otorhinolaryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpital d'Enfants Armand Trousseau, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Denoyelle
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Garabedian
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roger
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Belloc
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004954:Esthetics; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Aplasies majeures de l'oreille: prise en charge et indications chirurgicales.