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Fourla NV, Chrysikos DT, Makrypidis KT, Memtsas ZA, Protogerou VD, Karamanidi MG, Troupis TT. OUP accepted manuscript. J Surg Case Rep 2022; 2022:rjac037. [PMID: 35169441 PMCID: PMC8840870 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjac037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Congenital aural atresia refers to abnormal embryological development of the external auditory canal. The treatment of this anatomical malformation is only surgical repair. This article reports a case of unilateral congenital aural atresia, the surgical procedure performed and the post-operative findings.
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- Natalia V Fourla
- Correspondence address. Department of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., 11527 Goudi, Greece. Tel: (+30) 210 746 2002 - 3; E-mail:
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., 11527 Goudi, Greece
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- Department of ENT, Euroclinic Athens, 7-9 Athanasiadou str., D. Soutsou, 11521, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., 11527 Goudi, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., 11527 Goudi, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias str., 11527 Goudi, Greece
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Thangavel S, Penubarthi LK, Alexander A, Saxena SK. Surgical corridors for congenital aural atresia with otogenic cerebellar abscess and lateral sinus thrombosis. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:e239403. [PMID: 34011658 PMCID: PMC8137245 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The following is a case report of an adolescent with mental retardation who had congenital aural atresia with contralateral congenital facial palsy. She developed multiple intracranial complications (cerebellar abscess and lateral sinus thrombosis) due to cholesteatoma. We managed her in a multidisciplinary approach. This report discusses case management, emphasising the meticulous intraoperative steps taken in identifying the landmarks and precautions adopted to avoid postoperative facial palsy and other complications.
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- Saranya Thangavel
- ENT, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- ENT, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- ENT, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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