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Surgical treatment of medial meatal fibrosis. Report of four cases.

Suzukawa K, Karino S, Yamasoba T

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8665, Japan. suzukawa-tky@umin.ac.jp

OBJECTIVE: We describe four cases of medial meatal fibrosis, a rare condition of the external auditory canal, in which hearing improved following surgery. METHODS: Four patients with medial meatal fibrosis underwent surgical treatment and had been followed at the University of Tokyo during the last 5 years. We examined hearing improvement and recurrence. A patient had graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) with her urethra and vagina, and two patients had methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection with their affected ears. RESULTS: All cases got hearing improvement without any major complications. CONCLUSIONS: Medial meatal fibrosis may be treated satisfactory with surgical interventions.

Published 4 June 2007 in Auris Nasus Larynx, 34(3): 365-8.
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