Cosman (question mark) ear: Congenital auricular cleft between the fifth and sixth hillocks

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 439-441

  Al Qattan, Mohammad M ^a,b  

^a King Saud University ^*

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COSMAN EAR; EAR MALFORMATION; EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARTILAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031844526     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199808000-00023     Document Type: Article

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