Frontiers in Surgery (Dec 2022)

Integrated microtia and aural atresia management

  • Mai Thy Truong,
  • Yi-Chun Carol Liu,
  • Yi-Chun Carol Liu,
  • Jocelyn Kohn,
  • Sivakumar Chinnadurai,
  • Sivakumar Chinnadurai,
  • David A. Zopf,
  • Melissa Tribble,
  • Paul B. Tanner,
  • Kathleen Sie,
  • Kay W. Chang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.944223
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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ObjectivesTo present recommendations for the coordinated evaluation and management of the hearing and reconstructive needs of patients with microtia and aural atresia.MethodsA national working group of 9 experts on microtia and atresia evaluated a working document on the evaluation and treatment of patients. Treatment options for auricular reconstruction and hearing habilitation were reviewed and integrated into a coordinated care timeline.ResultsRecommendations were created for children with microtia and atresia, including diagnostic considerations, surgical and non-surgical options for hearing management and auricular reconstruction, and the treatment timeline for each option. These recommendations are based on the collective opinion of the group and are intended for otolaryngologists, audiologists, plastic surgeons, anaplastologists, and any provider caring for a patient with microtia and ear canal atresia. Close communication between atresia/hearing reconstruction surgeon and microtia repair surgeon is strongly recommended.

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