Congenital Ear Deformities Workup

  • Author: Carl H Manstein, MD, MBA; Chief Editor: Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS   more...
 
Updated: Mar 21, 2012
 

Laboratory Studies

  • No specific laboratory studies are necessary. Most children who are having a setback otoplasty do not need an auditory acuity screening test.
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Imaging Studies

  • No imaging studies are needed.
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Diagnostic Procedures

  • No routine diagnostic tests are needed.
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Histologic Findings

Specimens are never sent to the laboratory for histologic evaluation.

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Carl H Manstein, MD, MBA  Private Practice, Manstein Plastic Surgical Association

Carl H Manstein, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Sigma Xi

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Specialty Editor Board

Lawrence Ketch, MD, FAAP, FACS  Head, Program Director, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Chief, Pediatric Plastic, The Children's Hospital of Denver

Lawrence Ketch, MD, FAAP, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, and Plastic Surgery Research Council

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD  Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Jaime R Garza, MD, DDS, FACS  Consulting Staff, Private Practice

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Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD  Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center

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Chief Editor

Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS  Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic), Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Plastic Surgery, West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Indian Medical Association, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Royal College of Surgeons of England

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