Background: Isolated microtia is a congenital facial anomaly, and its cause is unclear. This
study systematically investigated related suspicious factors. Methods: A systematic review …

Background: Microtia is a congenital anomaly of the external ear that can appear in isolation
or in association with other congenital anomalies. In this study, the authors identify the …

Background The pathogenesis of microtia is still unclear. Various risk factors have been
studied but they remain inconclusive. We conducted the first ever systematic review and …

BACKGROUND The etiopathogenesis of microtia is still unknown in the majority of the
cases, particularly for individuals presenting with isolated microtia. Our aim was to evaluate …

Purpose: Conflicting data exist regarding the incidence, demographics, and abnormalities
associated with microtia. Using a large national cohort database, a comprehensive …

Background: Microtia is a severe congenital malformation of the external ear. This study
aimed to explore the epidemiologic characteristics and the possible risk factors in patients …

Background: The objectives of this study were to filter out the environmental and genetic risk
factors in microtia patients and to demonstrate the relationship between environmental and …

Background Although a wide range of risk factors for microtia were identified, the limitation of
these studies, however, is that risk factors were not estimated in comparison with one …

Objective Although congenital microtia has been reported in various studies, little is known
about the etiology of isolated and sporadic cases. The aim was to analyze potential risk …

BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated the potential association of maternal dietary
intake and risk of microtia among offspring. METHODS The study included deliveries from …