Canalplasty for stenosis or atresia of the external auditory canal / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To report the experience of canalplasty in treatment of stenosis or atresia of the external auditory canal.@*METHOD@#A retrospective review was performed on 10 patients (10 ears) that underwent canalplasty. The lesions located in bony segment in 1 case, cartilaginous segment in 3 cases, both in cartilaginous and bony segments in 6 cases, in which 4 cases accompanied with the middle ear diseases. All patients received the canalplasty surgery, and tympanoplasty was applied simultaneously if the patient had otitis media.@*RESULT@#Follow-up was conducted for 8-50 months respectively, 8 of the external auditory canal was wide and tympanic membrane gained a good shape, 2 case had stenosis or atresia reoccurrence after the operation.@*CONCLUSION@#Appropriate approach and elimination of the lesions thoroughly are key points for the canalplasty.