[Chronic stenosed otitis externa: a report of 14 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical features of chronic stenosed otitis externa (CSOE) and its treatment.


METHODS
Fourteen patients with CSOE from 1992 to 2000 were analyzed retrospectively.


RESULTS
In etiologic study, otitis externa and eczema were found in nine cases, chronic suppurative otitis media in three, acetic acid burn in one, and no apparent precipitating causes in one. Ten cases were cured through single operation, 3 experienced 2 operations and one had had 3 operations. The restenosis of external auditory canal occurred in four ears.


CONCLUSIONS
CSOE is a rare disease. Surgical treatment is the main effective method for CSOE. The important items for treatment are: removing all stenotic fibrous tissue, widening bony canal, covering all bare bone with skin, preventing wound infection and close postoperative follow-up.
Ren
Jihao
J
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. jihao5114@sina.com
Lu
Yongde
Y
Xie
Dinghua
D
Yin
Tuanfang
T
Wang
Shuhui
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies