title: [The application of microscope in operation to the patients with preauricular fistula].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of microsurgical treatment of preauricular fistula (IPF).
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 102 ears with IPF underwent microsurgical treatment were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred ears (98.04%) recovered from the microsurgical treatment without recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Microsurgical technique is simple, safe and valuable in treating IPF, particularly when it comes to the patients with post operational recurrence, repeated infection or too much scar tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Wuhan 161 Center Hospital of PLA, Wuhan, 430010, China. dengwei161@tom.com
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Haozhun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D012189:Retrospective Studies