Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006; 17(1):49-55

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.2006.17.1.49

원저

선천성 이개누공의 임상양상 및 수술 후 재발에 영향을 미치는 인자

전범조¹, 이동희¹^,^*, 송창은¹, 홍성진¹, 손동화¹, 김청수¹, 김정현¹, 여상원¹

The Congenital Preauricular Sinus：Clinical Manifestations and Factors Contributing to Recurrence after Surgery

Beom Cho Jun¹, Dong Hee Lee¹^,^*, Chang Eun Song¹, Sung Jin Hong¹, Dong Hwa Son¹, Choung Soo Kim¹, Jung Hyun Kim¹, Sang Won Yeo¹

¹가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

^*교신저자: 이동희, 480-130 경기도 의정부시 금오동 65-1번지 가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 전화： (031) 820-3564·전송： (031) 847-0038 E-mail： leedh0814@catholic.ac.kr

© Copyright 2006 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Jan 12, 2006; Accepted: Jun 02, 2006

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Background & Objectives: This study summarized the clinical presentation, treatment and results of the preauricular sinuses, and evaluated the factors contributing to the recurrence after extirpation in Korea. Method: A retrospective study was performed from January 1995 to June 2005 in Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University, Korea. Results: A total of 69 patients (74 ears) were enrolled in this study. Their mean age at the time of surgery was 16.4 years (SD = 13.0 years). The right and left side was involved in 30 and 34 ears, respectively. The most common location of the pit was the anterior margin of the ascending limb of the helix (93.2%). The most common surgical indication was the recurrent exacerbations of acute infection (71.6%). The recurrence rate after surgery was 5.4% in this study. Conclusion: Complete removal of the epithelial lining provides a lower recurrence rate. The factor contributing to recurrence after surgery was the use of local anesthesia. The limitation of this study was that the number of recurrent cases was too small to analyze the factors statistically. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2006;17:49–55)

Keywords: 외이; 기형; 이개누공; 재발

Keywords: External ear; Abnormalities; Preauricular sinus; Recurrence