title: Postinflammatory acquired atresia of the external auditory canal: late results of surgery.
abstract: Postinflammatory atresia of the external meatus following recurrent external otitis or chronic otitis media has been treated in twenty-two ears with endaural excision of the fibrous tissue and coverage of the denuded drum and bone of the medial part of the external ear canal with a split-skin transplant. Primary and late results are presented. During the first six months postoperatively, the patients developed recurrent atresia. At follow-up, with a median observation time of five years, no further progression of atresia had occurred. Hearing improvement has been considerable after removal of the atresia, and in many ears the air-bone gap was closed, so the patient also benefited from the operation in the long run.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000150:complications; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*