title: Surgery of the ear and pinna.
abstract: There are several disease processes of the ear and pinna that warrant surgical intervention. This article reviews surgical anatomy and common surgical procedures of the ear and pinna, including aural hematomas, lateral wall resection, vertical ear canal resection, total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy, partial pinna resection, and feline inflammatory polyps. The clinical signs, diagnosis, and surgical treatment along with potential complications for each disease process are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College. olanz@vt.edu
authors.forename: Otto I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Lanz
authors.forename: Brett C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004431:Ear, External / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D022125:Lacerations / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000662:veterinary; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D011127:Polyps / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary