[Surgical reconstruction of the abnormalities of earlap, canal and middle ear at one time].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the surgical reconstruction of the abnormalities of earlap, canal and middle ear at one time.


METHODS
21 patients(21 ears) operated on the canal and middle ears, of which 6 ears were undergone surgical reconstruction of the abnormalities of earlap, canal and middle ear used with the Medpor and PTFE at one time.


RESULTS
A term(8-23 months) follow-up of 6 ears demonstrated that 28 dB of the hearing level in 5 ears were improved (pure tone threshold), one ear was kept unchanged, which 6 ears were approved of the figuration of earlap and canal ears.


CONCLUSIONS
It is an good method to reconstruction the abnormalities of canal, middle ear and earlap using the Medpor and PTFE at one time.
Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050.
Daoxing
D
Zhang
Baohua
B
Hu
Chang
C
Shu
D000293:Adolescent; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene