CONGENITAL-MALFORMATIONS OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITORY-CANAL

Authors
LAMBERT PR DODSON EE
Citation
Pr. Lambert et Ee. Dodson, CONGENITAL-MALFORMATIONS OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITORY-CANAL, Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, 29(5), 1996, pp. 741
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00306665
Volume
29
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-6665(1996)29:5<741:COTEA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Abnormal development of the first and second branchial arches and the intervening branchial cleft and pharyngeal pouch can result in a varie ty of deformities affecting the external auditory canal and the middle ear. This article reviews several of these deformities, including ext ernal auditory canal stenosis and atresia (minor and major congenital ear malformations) and external auditory canal duplication anomalies ( type I and type II branchial cleft cysts).