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Patient and guardian perspectives on tissue engineering in microtia reconstruction. [PDF]

PLoS One
BackgroundTissue Engineering (TE) is a newer technology with ongoing development across various areas of healthcare. For microtia patients, TE holds promise as a viable option for ear reconstruction, making it essential to understand the perspectives of ...
Sherafat A, Antongiovanni J, Mosieri C, Rosenbloom A, Mamoun L, Willens S, Alaniz L, Esfandyarpour R, Ziegler M, Pfaff MJ.   +9 more
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Microtia. [PDF]

CMAJ
You P, Liu YC, Symonette C.
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Prenatal Tympanic Ring Anomaly Without Microtia: A Subtle Clue Toward Severe Early-Onset Monogenic Disorders. [PDF]

Prenat Diagn
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the genetic etiologies and clinical significance of fetal tympanic ring abnormalities detected during second‐trimester ultrasound in the absence of microtia. Method Between November 2019 and June 2024, we examined the fetal tympanic rings of 10,277 unselected pregnant women during the 20–22 weeks of morphology ...
Lam YH, Shi M, Dong Z, Choy KW, Leung TY, Cao Y.   +5 more
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The Importance of a Conchal Bowl Element in the Fabrication of a Three-Dimensional Framework in Total Auricular Reconstruction [PDF]

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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Temporoparietal Fascia Flaps in Children Under 15 Years of Age: An Anatomic Investigation and Its Clinical Implications in Auricular Reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Background:. The temporoparietal fascia (TPF) flap has been successfully used in the treatment of microtia with primary or secondary cases. The literature contains numerous studies about its structure and vascular anatomy in adults.
Young Soo Kim, , MD, PhD
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Severe Unilateral Microtia with Aural Atresia, Hair White Patch, Stereotypes in a Young Boy with De novo 16p13.11 Deletion: Reasons for a New Genotype–Phenotype Correlation

Global Medical Genetics, 2023
Background Microtia is an uncommon congenital malformation ranging from mild anatomic structural abnormalities to partial or complete absence of the ear leading to hearing impairment.
Piero Pavone, Xena Giada Pappalardo, Claudia Parano, Enrico Parano, Antonio Corsello, Martino Ruggieri, Giovanni Cacciaguerra, Raffaele Falsaperla   +7 more
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Cat Eye Syndrome in a Sudanese Infant: Congenital Cataract in the Absence of Iris Coloboma: A Case Report [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT We report the first Cat Eye Syndrome case from Sudan: a 5‐month‐old female with growth retardation, craniofacial dysmorphism, congenital cataract without iris coloboma, and ventricular septal defect. Cytogenetics confirmed 47,XX,+idic(22)(q11.2).
Khalid R, Fadl‐Elmula I.
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De novo 22q11.2 deletions and auricular findings in two Chinese patients with microtia

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2022
Background Congenital microtia is a common craniofacial malformation resulting from both environmental and genetic factors. Recurrent chromosomal imbalances were observed in patients with microtia.
Nuo Si, Zeya Zhang, Xin Huang, Chanchen Wang, Peipei Guo, Bo Pan, Haiyue Jiang   +6 more
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Development of an interdisciplinary microtia‐atresia care model: A single‐center 20‐year experience

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022
Objectives Microtia and aural atresia are congenital ear anomalies with a wide‐ranging spectrum of phenotypes and varied functional and psychosocial consequences for patients. This study seeks to analyze the management of microtia‐atresia patients at our
Krupa R. Patel, Liliya Benchetrit, Evette A. Ronner, Jessica Occhiogrosso, Tessa Hadlock, David Shaye, Alicia M. Quesnel, Michael S. Cohen   +7 more
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Characterization of Distinct Chondrogenic Cell Populations of Patients Suffering from Microtia Using Single-Cell Micro-Raman Spectroscopy

Biomedicines, 2023
Microtia is a congenital condition of abnormal development of the outer ear. Tissue engineering of the ear is an alternative treatment option for microtia patients.
Dominika Zielinska, Hesham K. Yosef, Tilo Zollitsch, Johann Kern, Yvonne Jakob, David Gvaramia, Nicole Rotter, Luca Pontiggia, Ueli Moehrlen, Thomas Biedermann, Agnes S. Klar   +10 more
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