Congenital soft tissue stenosis of the external auditory canal with canal cholesteatoma: Case report and literature review.

Authors :: Windsor AM
Ruiz R
O'Reilly RC
Source :: International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology [Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol] 2020 Jul; Vol. 134, pp. 110053. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 21.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Congenital external auditory canal stenosis (EACS) is a spectrum of abnormalities affecting the external and middle ear. We report a 6 year-old patient with EACS affecting the lateral fibrocartilaginous canal that was successfully repaired. This patient highlights a variant of EACS characterized by lateral soft tissue narrowing with normal osseous development. Most previous studies of CAA have described severe forms associated with complete atresia, bony stenosis, and middle ear malformations. Stenosis affecting only the fibrocartilaginous canal is a milder form resulting from premature arrest of the canalization process during embryologic development, and may predispose to cholesteatoma formation.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Child
Cholesteatoma surgery
Constriction, Pathologic congenital
Constriction, Pathologic surgery
Ear Canal pathology
Ear Canal surgery
Female
Humans
Cholesteatoma complications
Ear Canal abnormalities
Fibrocartilage pathology

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