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Demographic, Functional, and Risk Factors Characterization in Ecuadorian Mestizo Patients With Microtia: A Retrospective Study

Journal
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
ISSN
1049-2275
Date Issued
2024
Author(s)
González Andrade, Fabricio
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y Bienestar Humano
Fausto Coello
Ramiro López-Pulles
Guillermo Fuenmayor
Edwin Andrade
Henry Vásconez
Type
journal-article
DOI
10.1097/SCS.0000000000010288
URL
https://cris.indoamerica.edu.ec/handle/123456789/9482
Abstract
Objective: This paper compares demographic, morphological, functional, and risk factors between isolated and familial forms of microtia in Ecuadorian mestizo patients. Methods: The authors did an epidemiological, and retrospective study with 112 patients divided into isolated microtia (n = 91) and familial microtia (n = 21). Patients with syndromic microtia were not included. Results: In isolated microtia, the mean age was 11.80 ± 16.9, and the most prevalent age group was from 5 to 9 years, with 45.0%; males were 58.2%, and 91.2% of patients were born in a city above 2500 meters about sea level. In familial microtia, the mean age was 15.57 ± 17.2. There were no statistically significant differences between the analyzed variables. In isolated microtia, 41.8% of patients had bilateral involvement, 40.7% had grade 1 microtia in the right ear (RE), and grade 1 in the left ear was 47.3%; external auditory canal atresia of RE was present in 62.6%, and in left ear in 31.6%. External auditory canal atresia sidedness was mostly unilateral in both groups. Most patients did not have tags or pits (78% and 81% in RE and 85.7% and 71.4%). Most patients had moderate hearing loss in both ears. Conclusion: The authors found an association between both microtia forms with external auditory canal atresia in RE; only 20% of patients had unilateral auricular tags or pits in both groups. The authors also found a high incidence (18.75%) of familial microtia, which suggests a distinct pathological genetic component than the more prevalent isolated cases. The authors found a high association of microtia cases from the Ecuadorian highlands above 2500 meters about sea level (over 90%). The presence of “social” intake of alcohol during pregnancy showed over twice the chance of having a child born with microtia.
Subjects
  • Conductive

  • ear canal/abnormaliti...

  • Ecuador

  • external auditive can...

  • familial microtia

  • hearing loss

  • isolated microtia

  • meatal atresia

  • microtia-anotia

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