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Malformations of the Ear

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Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

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Congenital, hereditary, developmental defects of the external, middle and/or internal ear. Synonyms for outer and middle ear malformations are congenital aural atresia, ear atresia, microtia, anotia and major malformations of the ear.

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  1. Klinikum rechts der Isar, Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany

    Jan Kiefer

  2. University ENT Department, Sint-Augustinus Hospital, Oosterveldlaan, 24, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium

    Thomas Somers

  3. Klinikum rechts der Isar, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Technische Universität München, Ismaningerstraße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany

    Wolfgang Arnold

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  1. Department of ORL-HNS Uppsala, University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset), 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden

    Matti Anniko

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Clinic Universitari, calle Villarroel, 170, Esc. 8, 2A, 08036, Barcelona, Spain

    Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen

  3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Klinikum Nürnberg, Prof.-Ernst-Nathan-Straße 1, 90340, Nürnberg, Germany

    Viktor Bonkowsky

  4. Department ORL-HNS, Nottingham University Hospitals, Queens Medical Centre Campus, NG7 2UH, Nottingham, UK

    Patrick J. Bradley

  5. Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari, 70214, Bari, Italy

    Salvatore Iurato

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Kiefer, J., Somers, T., Arnold, W. (2010). Malformations of the Ear. In: Anniko, M., Bernal-Sprekelsen, M., Bonkowsky, V., Bradley, P., Iurato, S. (eds) Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68940-9_2

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