title: [Surgery of the external auditory canal in familial bilateral auditory canal atresia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inherited isolated bilateral atresia of the external auditory canal is rare. Ear canal surgery procedure is difficult.
  
  
  METHODS
  Basing on a case report of a family with inherited isolated bilateral atresia of the external auditory canal in 4 cases the way of preoperative diagnostics including human genetics and our surgical concept is described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Resulting clinical findings showed complete epithelialization of the ear canal and ear drum with slight conductive hearing loss.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Canaloplasty in atresia can be easily and successfully accomplished by our modified technique.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. knut.frese@audio.uni-kiel-de
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Frese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bosse
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maune
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001844:Bone Conduction; D002648:Child; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures; D010375:Pedigree; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors