title: Medial canal stenosis--chronic stenosing external otitis.
abstract: Chronic stenosing external otitis is an indolent condition that is difficult to treat. Twelve cases that were operated on during a 3-year period were reviewed. The results of treatment are presented and the surgical methods are discussed. This involves excision of all fibrous tissue and if necessary the drum, a wide canalplasty, a meatoplasty, and then reconstruction with a fascial graft if necessary followed by split skin grafts, with emphasis on maintaining the anterior tympanomeatal angle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Neurootology, St. Vincents Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Birman
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fagan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous