Long-term results of otoplasty for microtia.
We report the results of otoplasty for microtia in 497 ears of 229 patients treated between January 1971 and March 1995. More than 80% of the cases showed satisfactory outcome. Seventy-six ears underwent minor additional surgery. When cartilage exposure occurred because of skin necrosis we used a free skin graft or a pedicled flap or sutured closely.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
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Okajima
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Suzuki
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Takeichi
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Umeda
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Baba
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous