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Abnormal antihelix morphology

MedGen UID:
867037
•Concept ID:
C4021395
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the antihelix
 
HPO: HP:0009738

Definition

An abnormality of the antihelix. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Upper limb defect-eye and ear abnormalities syndrome
MedGen UID:
376448
•Concept ID:
C1848816
•
Disease or Syndrome
A rare multiple congenital anomalies syndrome characterized by upper limb defects (hypoplastic thumb with hypoplasia of the metacarpal bone and phalanges and delayed bone maturation), developmental delay, central hearing loss, unilateral poorly developed antihelix, bilateral choroid coloboma and growth retardation.
See: Condition Record
Upper limb defect-eye and ear abnormalities syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Novel phenotypes and genotypes in Antley-Bixler syndrome caused by cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase deficiency: based on the first cohort of Chinese children.
Fan L, Ren X, Song Y, Su C, Fu J, Gong C
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019 Dec 30;14(1):299. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1283-2. PMID: 31888681Free PMC Article
A prospective study on non-surgical correction of protruding ears: the importance of early treatment.
van Wijk MP, Breugem CC, Kon M
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2012 Jan;65(1):54-60. Epub 2011 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.08.021. PMID: 21903493
Aesthetic otoplasty with remodeling of the antihelix for the correction of the prominent ear: criteria and personal technique.
Azuara E
Arch Facial Plast Surg 2000 Jan-Mar;2(1):57-61. doi: 10.1001/archfaci.2.1.57. PMID: 10925426

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Treatment of an Overcorrected Ear After Previously Performed Otoplasty.
Obradovic B
J Craniofac Surg 2024 Oct 1;35(7):e633-e635. Epub 2024 May 31 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010389. PMID: 38819162
Nonsurgical Creation of an Auriculocephalic Sulcus in Children With Congenital Auricular Deformities.
Matsutani H, Park S, Ishikawa Y, Kamochi H
J Craniofac Surg 2023 May 1;34(3):964-968. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009180. PMID: 36862570
Modified Island Technique for Prominent Ears.
Mayer HF, Loustau HD
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Feb;42(1):159-164. Epub 2017 Dec 12 doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-1034-5. PMID: 29234856
Experience of correction of prominent ears.
Jinguang Z, Leren H, Hongxing Z
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Sep;21(5):1578-80. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181ef2dae. PMID: 20856052
Cartilage-sparing otoplasty: our experience.
Vital V, Printza A
J Laryngol Otol 2002 Sep;116(9):682-5. doi: 10.1258/002221502760237948. PMID: 12437800

Diagnosis

Performance-optimized otoplasty.
Assis MS, Miranda LS
BMC Surg 2022 May 14;22(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01587-y. PMID: 35568829Free PMC Article
Mozart Ear Deformity: a Rare Diagnosis in the Ear Reconstruction Clinic.
Telich-Tarriba JE, Victor-Baldin A, Apellaniz-Campo A
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Jul;28(5):e482-e484. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003794. PMID: 28665852
Computed tomography-based training model for otoplasty.
Schneider G, Voigt S, Rettinger G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;273(9):2427-32. Epub 2015 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3797-0. PMID: 26541715
Thermosensitivity in a reconstructed microtic ear.
Oberg M, Becker M, Arktander M, Centerman M, Svensson H, Wikström S
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2008;42(4):190-3. doi: 10.1080/02844310802098458. PMID: 18763194
CHARGE syndrome. Part I. External ear anomalies.
Davenport SL, Hefner MA, Thelin JW
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1986 Dec;12(2):137-43. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(86)80071-4. PMID: 3570680

Therapy

Performance-optimized otoplasty.
Assis MS, Miranda LS
BMC Surg 2022 May 14;22(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01587-y. PMID: 35568829Free PMC Article
Earfold: A New Technique for Correction of the Shape of the Antihelix.
Kang NV, Sabbagh W, O'Toole G, Silberberg M
Laryngoscope 2018 Oct;128(10):2282-2290. Epub 2018 Apr 15 doi: 10.1002/lary.27197. PMID: 29658102Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Computed tomography-based training model for otoplasty.
Schneider G, Voigt S, Rettinger G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;273(9):2427-32. Epub 2015 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3797-0. PMID: 26541715
Treatment of prominent and constricted ear anomalies.
Janz BA, Cole P, Hollier LH Jr, Stal S
Plast Reconstr Surg 2009 Jul;124(1 Suppl):27e-37e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181aa0e9d. PMID: 19568137
Otoplasty: a modified anterior scoring technique.
Nolst Trenité GJ
Facial Plast Surg 2004 Nov;20(4):277-85. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-865386. PMID: 15778915
Otoplasty: a comparison of techniques for antihelical defects treatment.
Panettiere P, Marchetti L, Accorsi D, Del Gaudio GA
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 Nov-Dec;27(6):462-5. Epub 2004 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-3073-3. PMID: 15029454
Cartilage-sparing otoplasty: our experience.
Vital V, Printza A
J Laryngol Otol 2002 Sep;116(9):682-5. doi: 10.1258/002221502760237948. PMID: 12437800

Clinical prediction guides

Modified Island Technique for Prominent Ears.
Mayer HF, Loustau HD
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Feb;42(1):159-164. Epub 2017 Dec 12 doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-1034-5. PMID: 29234856
Computed tomography-based training model for otoplasty.
Schneider G, Voigt S, Rettinger G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;273(9):2427-32. Epub 2015 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3797-0. PMID: 26541715
A genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci for variation in human ear morphology.
Adhikari K, Reales G, Smith AJ, Konka E, Palmen J, Quinto-Sanchez M, Acuña-Alonzo V, Jaramillo C, Arias W, Fuentes M, Pizarro M, Barquera Lozano R, Macín Pérez G, Gómez-Valdés J, Villamil-Ramírez H, Hunemeier T, Ramallo V, Silva de Cerqueira CC, Hurtado M, Villegas V, Granja V, Gallo C, Poletti G, Schuler-Faccini L, Salzano FM, Bortolini MC, Canizales-Quinteros S, Rothhammer F, Bedoya G, Calderón R, Rosique J, Cheeseman M, Bhutta MF, Humphries SE, Gonzalez-José R, Headon D, Balding D, Ruiz-Linares A
Nat Commun 2015 Jun 24;6:7500. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8500. PMID: 26105758Free PMC Article
Treatment of prominent and constricted ear anomalies.
Janz BA, Cole P, Hollier LH Jr, Stal S
Plast Reconstr Surg 2009 Jul;124(1 Suppl):27e-37e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181aa0e9d. PMID: 19568137
Cartilage-sparing otoplasty: our experience.
Vital V, Printza A
J Laryngol Otol 2002 Sep;116(9):682-5. doi: 10.1258/002221502760237948. PMID: 12437800

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