Unusual conchal deformity in otherwise normal ears

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 726-729

  Yii, Ngi Wieh ^a,b,c   Walker, Christopher C ^a,b  

^a St Andrew's Hospital ^*

^b St Andrews Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EAR DISEASE; EXCISION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROTIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029744857     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199609001-00022     Document Type: Article

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