A Case of Medial Meatal Fibrosis
| Autor: | Katsumi Doi, Akiyuki Yamato, Tadashi Kitahara, Hidenori Inohara, Takao Imai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica. 103:909-913 |
| ISSN: | 1884-4545 0032-6313 |
| Popis: | We report a case of medial meatal fibrosis, a rare external auditory canal condition, in which hearing improved postoperatively. A 60-year-old woman had undergone surgery and 6-month follow up. Extrinsic stimulus-induced fibrosis was attributed to her daily swimming. External auditory meatus inflammation was quite moderate, so the external ear canal skin was preserved, the removed thickened subdermal connective tissue removed, and the bony external ear canal drilled to enlarge the meatus diameter. We confirmed hearing improvement and no fibrosis recurrence. Medial meatal fibrosis may thus be treated satisfactorily with surgical intervention. |
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