title: Surgical aspects of congenital aural atresia.
abstract: Surgical repair of congenital aural atresia is a formidable task. The preoperative evaluation, embryology, surgical approaches, postoperative results, complications of surgery, and alternative methods of auditory rehabilitation of these patients are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Cressman
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pensak
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors