title: Congenital auricular atresia: update on options for intervention and timing of repair.
abstract: Although the surgical correction of congenital atresia is difficult, it has the potential to achieve a level of patient and physician satisfaction unparalleled in other types of ear surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology/Neurotology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA. Brian.McKinnon@AMEDD.Army.mil
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McKinnon
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jahrsdoerfer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors