Prominent ears in children younger than 4 years of age: What is the appropriate timing for otoplasty?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1042-1054

  Gosain, Arun K ^a,b   Kumar, Ajay ^a,b   Huang, George ^a,b  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin ^*

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EAR; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMINENT EAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14944376586     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000135334.13796.9D     Document Type: Review

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