Objective

To compare short-term results of atresia repair when performed before versus after microtia reconstruction.

Study Design

Retrospective case review.

Setting

Tertiary otologic referral center.

Patients

Congenital aural atresia with or without microtia: 70 cases over 24 months.

Intervention

Atresia repair before Medpor microtia reconstruction (ARM) versus atresia repair after microtia reconstruction with autogenous rib (ARR) versus atresia reconstruction without microtia (AR).

Main Outcome Measures

Surgical outcomes, short-term postoperative audiometric results (at least 4 months after surgery but within the first postoperative year), complications.

Results