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Anatomy and Development of the Mammalian External Auditory Canal: Implications for Understanding Canal Disease and Deformity

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
The mammalian ear is made up of three parts (the outer, middle, and inner ear), which work together to transmit sound waves into neuronal signals perceived by our auditory cortex as sound.
Mona Mozaffari, Robert Nash, Abigail S. Tucker   +2 more
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Ear morphology and morphometry as potential forensic tools for identification of the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba populations of Nigeria

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021
Background The human external ear is unique in every individual in terms of shape, size and dimension making it suitable in forensic anthropology for sex estimation and personal identification purposes.
Samson Taiwo Fakorede, Khalid Olajide Adekoya, Taiwo Peter Fasakin, Joshua Odubambo Odufisan, Bola Oboh   +4 more
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MANAGEMENT OF BILATERAL IDIOPATHIC CHOLESTEATOMA OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL: A CASE REPORT [PDF]

Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2023
Cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal is an extremely uncommon pathology that has an incidence of 0.1% in the world population. Generally, cholesteatoma presents in a unilateral form with accumulation of epidermal deposits.
Francesco Gazia
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Myringotomy in dogs: Contamination rate from the external ear canal - a pilot study

Veterinary and Animal Science, 2020
Myringotomy for sample collection from the middle ear cavity for cytology and bacterial culture is considered a routine method to diagnose otitis media in dogs.
E. Reinbacher, S. Kneissl, R. Hirt, J. Spergser, L. Panakova   +4 more
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Stature Estimation from the Right External Ear of Undergraduate Students in South-East Nigeria

Southeastern European Medical Journal, 2020
Background: Ethnicity, stature and gender influence the anthropometric characteristics of the right ear, thus creating variations which are helpful for sex identification and medico-legal purposes in forensic examinations.
Sophia Chinenye Nwankwo, Augustine Ogugua Egwu   +1 more
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The Importance of a Conchal Bowl Element in the Fabrication of a Three-Dimensional Framework in Total Auricular Reconstruction

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013
Background To construct a sophisticated three-dimensional framework, numerous modifications have been reported in the literature. However, most surgeons have paid little attention to the anatomical configuration of the concha and more to its deepness ...
Young Soo Kim
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Descriptive study of goat external and middle ear through computed tomography and endoscopic evaluation, compared with the human ear

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023
Objective: To describe the external and middle ear of goats, using computed tomography and endoscopic dissection, comparing them with the anatomy of the human ear, aiming to evaluate the viability of this animal model for training in otological ...
Larissa Leal Coutinho, Pâmella Marletti de Barros, Mariana de Carvalho Leal, Silvio da Silva Caldas Neto, Thiago Freire Pinto Bezerra   +4 more
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Use of trichloroacetic acid for closure of lesion by extensors in lobules of ears [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2020
Introduction: The use of ear lobe extenders causes a circular defect whose closure becomes a challenge for the plastic surgeon. There are multiple techniques with mobilization of local flaps in an attempt to close and return to the natural shape of the ...
Juliana Gulelmo Staut, Diego Ovalle Torres, Juliano Pereira, André Coewlho Nepomuceno, Carina Padua, Fernando Giovanetti Morano, Rodrigo Pinto Gimenez   +6 more
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Otorrhagia bleeding due to leech bite

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2012
Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic parasites that attach to vertebrate hosts, bite through the skin, and suck out blood. When leeches feed, they secrete an anticoagulant (hirudin), which helps them get a full meal of blood. This is the first report
Narges Askari, Afrooz Eshaghian
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Association among the morphological characteristics of the human ear – An approach towards forensic identification

Forensic Science International: Reports, 2022
Introduction and objectives: The human external ear has intricate anatomy due to the presence of elevated and depressed structures which form the morphological characteristics of the external ear.
Deepika Rani, Kewal Krishan, Tanuj Kanchan   +2 more
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