Abstract
• Obstructive lesions of the external auditory canal require surgical management when conductive hearing loss, retained epithelial debris, and recurrent canal infection is present.
• Surgical method requires adequate enlargement of the bony and cartilaginous segments with re-epithelialization employing skin flaps or split thickness skin grafts.
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(2008). External Auditory Canal Lesions. In: Ear Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77412-9_7
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