Post-inflammatory acquired atresia of the external auditory canal

作     者：Michel Kmeid Jade Nehme 

作者机构：School of MedicineLebanese UniversityBeirutLebanon Lebanese UniversityDepartment of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck SurgeryBeirutLebanon 

出 版 物：《Journal of Otology》 (中华耳科学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第14卷第4期

页      面：149-154页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 071002[理学-动物学] 

主　　题：Stenosing external otitis Meatal atresia External auditory canal Conductive hearing loss Canaloplasty 

摘      要：Acquired atresia of the external auditory canal(EAC)is a rare cause of conductive hearing *** has been traditionally classified into 4 categories:traumatic,post-operative,neoplastic and ***-inflammatory acquired auditory canal atresia is thought to be the result of chronic and repetitive infectious bouts affecting the auditory ***,the underlying pathophysiology of this disorder is yet to be fully *** data fail to clearly state the impact that certain underlying systemic disorders may have on the *** possible association to metabolic disturbances such as iron deficiency is also *** the light of these findings,this analysis can be used to improve the classification of this entity thereby standardizing the assessment of therapeutic approaches.