title: Polyotia.
abstract: Polyotia is an extremely rare congenital anomaly of the external ear. Only four case reports are documented in the literature. A 13-month-old child with a mirror-image duplication of the left auricle was operated on in a one-stage corrective procedure. The duplicated portion of the affected ear was positioned anteriorly and measured approximately two-thirds the size of the posterior, normally oriented portion. There were two fully developed conchae and one fully developed and one partially developed anthelix and lobule. The entire complex had a single external auditory meatus and no tragus. There were no other congenital anomalies, and the child was developmentally normal. The technique for surgical correction is described, and a review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bendor-Samuel
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013518:Surgery, Plastic