title: Transplants and implants for major ear anomalies.
abstract: To accomplish two objectives, morphological and functional improvements, in plastic operation of major ear anomalies, the authors presented a surgical method utilizing exclusively auto materials and several pedicles of skin, fascia and periostium. A partially implantable middle ear implantable hearing aid (Partial-MEI) is also an indication to those anomalies. Incidentally, we implanted the first Partial-MEI to a patient with unilateral atresia-microtia. The case was presented and demonstrated Partial-MEI implantation as one of the approaches for major ear anomalies to improve hearing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kodera
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaga
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods