کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4115639 1606092 2007 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Microtia in Finland: Comparison of characteristics in different populations
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Microtia in Finland: Comparison of characteristics in different populations
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryObjectiveTo compare the characteristics of microtia in Finland and in other populations.MethodsRetrospective case series and patient questionnaire of 190 microtia patients referred for reconstruction of the earlobe to the Helsinki University Central Hospital during the years 1980–2005.ResultsThe prevalence in Finland is 4.34/10,000 and varied in other populations from 0.83 to 17.4/10,000. Microtia is seen more in males (58%), as unilateral (88.4%), right-sided (59.5%) and it is almost always associated with aural atresia or stenosis (93%). There is conductive hearing loss in 96% and sensorineural hearing loss in 8% of the affected ears. 11% of the patients had congenital heart defects, and 5% had anomalies of extremities.ConclusionsThere is variation in the prevalence and characteristics of microtia in different populations.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - Volume 71, Issue 8, August 2007, Pages 1211–1217
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