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- Title
3D Customization for Microtia Repair in Hemifacial Microsomia.
- Authors
Kimura, Kyle; Davis, Seth; Thomas, Evan; Dedhia, Raj; Shastri, Karthik; Patel, Priyesh; Stephan, Scott; Pruthi, Sumit; Griffith, Brenton
- Abstract
Keywords: Microtia; hemifacial microsomia; 3D printing; virtual surgical planning EN Microtia hemifacial microsomia 3D printing virtual surgical planning 545 549 5 02/14/22 20220301 NES 220301 INTRODUCTION Microtia, the absence or underdevelopment of the auricle, is thought to affect 1 in 5 to 10,000 live births worldwide and has been associated with significant psychosocial morbidity which may dramatically improve following surgical repair.1 Currently, these techniques largely fall into two major categories: autologous reconstruction using costal cartilage, and synthetic reconstruction using a porous polyethylene (PPE) construct.2 There is considerable debate regarding the superior technique for various clinical settings in which to best apply these differing methods. Due to the nature of this study, no control patients were included although we have also considered utilizing this technique in microtia patients without hemifacial microsomia as many of the steps in the protocol are not specific to hemifacial microsomia patients. Additionally, all of the patients in our series were grade III (small remnant of normal ear tissue) although the grade of microtia should not affect the measurement of the AOP unless the patient has bilateral microtia, in which case, pre-operative planning sessions and discussions with the patient and family about ear placement and projection should be partaken.
- Subjects
GOLDENHAR syndrome; INSTITUTIONAL review boards; MASTOIDECTOMY
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2022, Vol 132, Issue 3, p545
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/lary.29823