title: [Surgical treatment of congenital atresia of the external acoustic meatus in a child and audiological prognosis of its outcome].
abstract: After detailed audiological examination a 11-year-old boy was surgically treated for a congenital complete left atresia of the acoustic meatus. The operation consisted of creation of the acoustic meatus, plastic reconstruction of the external opening of the acoustic meatus with one-stage tympenoplasty. The treatment provided good cosmetic and functional results confirmed by consequitive audiometric examinations. The operation was characterized by the absence of the antrum.
authors.affiliation: Kafedra otorinolaringologii lechebnogo fakul'teta RGMU, Moskva.
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Palchun
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Magomedov
mesh_terms: D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014433:Tympanoplasty