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Hypoplasia of the ear cartilage

MedGen UID:
867600
•Concept ID:
C4021986
•
Finding
Synonym: Underdeveloped ear cartilage
 
HPO: HP:0100720

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHypoplasia of the ear cartilage

Conditions with this feature

Warburg-cinotti syndrome
MedGen UID:
1677486
•Concept ID:
C5193019
•
Disease or Syndrome
Warburg-Cinotti syndrome (WRCN) is characterized by progressive corneal neovascularization, keloid formation, chronic skin ulcers, wasting of subcutaneous tissue, flexion contractures of the fingers, and acroosteolysis (Xu et al., 2018).
See: Condition Record
Warburg-cinotti syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The etiology, clinical features, and treatment options of hemifacial microsomia.
Luo S, Sun H, Bian Q, Liu Z, Wang X
Oral Dis 2023 Sep;29(6):2449-2462. Epub 2023 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/odi.14508. PMID: 36648381
The diagnosis and treatment of a variant type of auricular sinus: postauricular sinus.
Pang J, Xiong H, Liao Q, Xu Y, Huang Q, Ou Y
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Jul;276(7):1961-1967. Epub 2019 May 15 doi: 10.1007/s00405-019-05431-7. PMID: 31093733
Developmental disorders of the ear in children and adolescents: conservative and surgical treatment options.
Braun T, Hempel JM, Berghaus A
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Feb 7;111(6):92-8. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0092. PMID: 24622605Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevention of Blindness in Stickler Syndrome.
Alexander P, Snead MP
Genes (Basel) 2022 Jun 26;13(7) doi: 10.3390/genes13071150. PMID: 35885933Free PMC Article
Non-surgical correction of cryptotia.
Chia DH, Sim N
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Feb;74(2):377-381. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.133. PMID: 33071167
Developmental disorders of the ear in children and adolescents: conservative and surgical treatment options.
Braun T, Hempel JM, Berghaus A
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Feb 7;111(6):92-8. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0092. PMID: 24622605Free PMC Article
Relapsing polychondritis in the Department of Defense population and review of the literature.
Mathew SD, Battafarano DF, Morris MJ
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2012 Aug;42(1):70-83. Epub 2012 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2011.12.007. PMID: 22417894
Incisionless otoplasty.
Fritsch MH
Facial Plast Surg 2004 Nov;20(4):267-70. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-865384. PMID: 15778913

Diagnosis

The etiology, clinical features, and treatment options of hemifacial microsomia.
Luo S, Sun H, Bian Q, Liu Z, Wang X
Oral Dis 2023 Sep;29(6):2449-2462. Epub 2023 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/odi.14508. PMID: 36648381
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
Auricular reconstruction.
Cubitt JJ, Chang LY, Liang D, Vandervord J, Marucci DD
J Paediatr Child Health 2019 May;55(5):512-517. Epub 2019 Mar 28 doi: 10.1111/jpc.14444. PMID: 30920067
CHARGEd with neural crest defects.
Pauli S, Bajpai R, Borchers A
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2017 Dec;175(4):478-486. Epub 2017 Oct 30 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31584. PMID: 29082625
Pediatric esthetic otoplasty.
Sands NB, Adamson PA
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2014 Nov;22(4):611-21. Epub 2014 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2014.07.008. PMID: 25444732

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
Non-surgical correction of cryptotia.
Chia DH, Sim N
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Feb;74(2):377-381. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.133. PMID: 33071167
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
Otoplasty.
Janis JE, Rohrich RJ, Gutowski KA
Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Apr;115(4):60e-72e. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000156218.93855.c9. PMID: 15793433
Otoplasty techniques.
Adamson PA, Strecker HD
Facial Plast Surg 1995 Oct;11(4):284-300. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1064545. PMID: 9046617

Prognosis

Non-surgical correction of cryptotia.
Chia DH, Sim N
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Feb;74(2):377-381. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.133. PMID: 33071167
Relapsing polychondritis: A clinical update.
Longo L, Greco A, Rea A, Lo Vasco VR, De Virgilio A, De Vincentiis M
Autoimmun Rev 2016 Jun;15(6):539-43. Epub 2016 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2016.02.013. PMID: 26876384
Incisionless otoplasty.
Fritsch MH
Facial Plast Surg 2004 Nov;20(4):267-70. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-865384. PMID: 15778913
Otoplasty techniques.
Adamson PA, Strecker HD
Facial Plast Surg 1995 Oct;11(4):284-300. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1064545. PMID: 9046617
Microtia.
Tanzer RC
Clin Plast Surg 1978 Jul;5(3):317-36. PMID: 359217

Clinical prediction guides

Long-Term Clinical Results of Two-Stage Total Ear Reconstruction of Microtia Using Autologous Cell-Engineered Chondrocytes.
Sakahara D, Yanaga H, Noto M, Fujimoto T, Imai K
Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 Feb 1;151(2):282e-287e. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009854. PMID: 36696327
Relapsing polychondritis: A clinical update.
Longo L, Greco A, Rea A, Lo Vasco VR, De Virgilio A, De Vincentiis M
Autoimmun Rev 2016 Jun;15(6):539-43. Epub 2016 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2016.02.013. PMID: 26876384
Relapsing polychondritis in the Department of Defense population and review of the literature.
Mathew SD, Battafarano DF, Morris MJ
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2012 Aug;42(1):70-83. Epub 2012 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2011.12.007. PMID: 22417894
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
Incisionless otoplasty.
Fritsch MH
Facial Plast Surg 2004 Nov;20(4):267-70. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-865384. PMID: 15778913

Recent systematic reviews

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Wang AC, Nelson AN, Pino C, Svider PF, Hong RS, Chan E
Otol Neurotol 2017 Dec;38(10):1390-1396. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001612. PMID: 29135862
Non-surgical correction of congenital deformities of the auricle: a systematic review of the literature.
van Wijk MP, Breugem CC, Kon M
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2009 Jun;62(6):727-36. Epub 2009 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.01.020. PMID: 19328756

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