title: Modified meatoplasty for external auditory canal stenosis with endoaural-conchal incision.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a modified meatoplasty for external auditory canal stenosis with endoaural-conchal incision.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective clinical study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  There were 140 patients (145 ears) who had undergone surgical correction for external auditory canal stenosis from 2003 to 2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  The modified meatoplasty with endoaural-conchal incision was used to correct the external auditory canal stenosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The postoperative complications and the incidence of restenosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost all the patients obtained satisfied effect. There were no severe complications, such as facial nerve injury, skin flap necrosis, sensorineural hearing loss, or intractable otorrhea. Restenosis occurred in two cases (1.38%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The described technique is a reliable method for treating external auditory canal stenosis and reconstructing the tympanic membrane. The result is stable, functionally adequate, and cosmetically acceptable. It provides a new choice for surgical treatment of external auditory canal stenosis, especially of the congenital case.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yongzheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tianyu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies