Background At present, there are not international unified standards and reports on
Congenital Ear Malformation (CEM) in the world, which makes it difficult to transfer …

Introduction: Previous studies of microtia epidemiology globally have demonstrated
significant geographical and ethnic variation, cited broadly as affecting 3–5 in 10,000 live …

Microtia and anotia are congenital auricular anomalies that negatively impact the
psychosocial development of those affected. Because auricular cartilage is a type of elastic …

Objective We used data from twins and their families to probe the genetic factors contributing
to microtia-atresia, in particular, early post-twinning variations that potentially account for the …

The goals of this study were to investigate the incidence and characteristics of hematuria in
patients with microtia, and to clarify that more attention should be paid to renal dysfunction in …

The pinna (or auricle) is part of the external ear, acting to capture and funnel sound toward
the middle ear. The pinna is defective in a number of craniofacial syndromes, including …

Microtia can have deleterious impacts on the functional, psychological, and aesthetic
outcomes of affected young children. Reconstructive procedures can alleviate these …

Background Few studies of congenital anomalies provide prevalence estimates stratified by
maternal race/ethnicity. We sought to determine whether the prevalence of a broad spectrum …

VACTERL association is typically defined as the presence of three components among
these birth defects: vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, cardiac anomalies, esophageal …

To describe the epidemiology of congenital malformations of the external ear (CMEE). Data
were obtained from the Birth Defects Surveillance System in Hunan Province, China, 2016 …