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Cryptotia

MedGen UID:
488992
•Concept ID:
C2315717
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Buried ear; Hidden ear
SNOMED CT: Cryptotia (429967001)
 
HPO: HP:0011252

Definition

Invagination of the superior part of the auricle under a fold of temporal skin. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Cryptotia

Conditions with this feature

Cryptotia, familial
MedGen UID:
342243
•Concept ID:
C1852455
•
Disease or Syndrome
See: Condition Record
Cryptotia, familial

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A 10-Year Retrospective Review of the Nonsurgical Treatment of Infant Ear Anomalies.
Charipova K, Rogers A, Barra C, Baker SB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Nov 1;150(5):1049e-1056e. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009638. PMID: 35998128
Non-surgical correction of cryptotia and the analysis of treatment time and other influence factors.
Wang D, Jiang H, Yang Q, Liu X, He L, Pan B, Lin L
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Feb;129:109771. Epub 2019 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109771. PMID: 31731016
Classification of Newborn Ear Malformations and their Treatment with the EarWell Infant Ear Correction System.
Daniali LN, Rezzadeh K, Shell C, Trovato M, Ha R, Byrd HS
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Mar;139(3):681-691. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003150. PMID: 28234847

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A 10-Year Retrospective Review of the Nonsurgical Treatment of Infant Ear Anomalies.
Charipova K, Rogers A, Barra C, Baker SB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Nov 1;150(5):1049e-1056e. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009638. PMID: 35998128
Evolution of Anomaly-Specific Techniques in Infant Ear Molding: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.
Charipova K, Rogers A, Barra C, Baker SB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Aug 1;150(2):394-404. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009335. PMID: 35671454
Non-surgical correction of cryptotia.
Chia DH, Sim N
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Feb;74(2):377-381. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.133. PMID: 33071167
A new technique for correcting cryptotia: bolster external fixation method.
Qing Y, Cen Y, Yu R, Xu X
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Nov;21(6):1935-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f4edc6. PMID: 21119460
An update on auricular reconstruction: three major auricular malformations of microtia, prominent ear and cryptotia.
Park C, Yoo YS, Hong ST
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010 Dec;18(6):544-9. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e32833fecb9. PMID: 20856117

Diagnosis

Preferential Associated Malformation in Patients With Anotia and Microtia.
Shibazaki-Yorozuya R, Nagata S
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jan;30(1):66-70. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004915. PMID: 30616309
Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation in a child after bilateral otoplastic surgery.
Tauchi R, Imagama S, Ito Z, Ando K, Muramoto A, Matsui H, Matsumoto T, Ukai J, Kobayashi K, Shinjo R, Nakashima H, Ishiguro N
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2014 Jul;24 Suppl 1:S289-92. Epub 2013 Jun 11 doi: 10.1007/s00590-013-1254-6. PMID: 23754633
A new technique for correcting cryptotia: bolster external fixation method.
Qing Y, Cen Y, Yu R, Xu X
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Nov;21(6):1935-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f4edc6. PMID: 21119460
An update on auricular reconstruction: three major auricular malformations of microtia, prominent ear and cryptotia.
Park C, Yoo YS, Hong ST
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010 Dec;18(6):544-9. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e32833fecb9. PMID: 20856117

Therapy

Analysis of the effect and influencing factors of EarWell auricle orthosis in the treatment of congenital auricle deformity in children.
OuYang J, Wang X
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2024 Mar;178:111876. Epub 2024 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111876. PMID: 38350382
Non-surgical correction of cryptotia.
Chia DH, Sim N
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Feb;74(2):377-381. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.133. PMID: 33071167
Management of Congenital Auricular Anomalies.
Joukhadar N, McKee D, Caouette-Laberge L, Bezuhly M
Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Aug;146(2):205e-216e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006997. PMID: 32740598
Study on application of ear correction model to infantile cryptotia.
Zhou Z, Chen C, Bi J, Jiang A, Dai J, Chen W, Fu Y
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Mar;118:62-67. Epub 2018 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.12.022. PMID: 30583195
Otoplasty.
Janis JE, Rohrich RJ, Gutowski KA
Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Apr;115(4):60e-72e. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000156218.93855.c9. PMID: 15793433

Prognosis

Non-surgical correction of cryptotia.
Chia DH, Sim N
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Feb;74(2):377-381. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.133. PMID: 33071167
Management of Congenital Auricular Anomalies.
Joukhadar N, McKee D, Caouette-Laberge L, Bezuhly M
Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Aug;146(2):205e-216e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006997. PMID: 32740598
A new technique for correcting cryptotia: bolster external fixation method.
Qing Y, Cen Y, Yu R, Xu X
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Nov;21(6):1935-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f4edc6. PMID: 21119460
Surgical correction of cryptotia with the square flap method: a preliminary report.
Xu JH, Wu WH, Tan WQ
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(1):29-35. doi: 10.1080/02844310802410075. PMID: 19153879
Familial cryptotia.
Hayashi R, Matsuo K, Hirose T
Plast Reconstr Surg 1993 Jun;91(7):1337-9. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199306000-00024. PMID: 8497537

Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of 2 Ear Molding Systems for Nonsurgical Management of Newborn Auricular Deformities.
Xiong H, Wang X, Li G, Xu J, Zhai J, Chen S, Lu Y, Chen Y, Zheng Y, Yang H
Ear Nose Throat J 2021 Sep;100(5_suppl):652S-656S. Epub 2020 Feb 7 doi: 10.1177/0145561320901398. PMID: 32031003
Management of Congenital Auricular Anomalies.
Joukhadar N, McKee D, Caouette-Laberge L, Bezuhly M
Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Aug;146(2):205e-216e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006997. PMID: 32740598
Non-surgical correction of cryptotia and the analysis of treatment time and other influence factors.
Wang D, Jiang H, Yang Q, Liu X, He L, Pan B, Lin L
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Feb;129:109771. Epub 2019 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109771. PMID: 31731016
Morphometric characteristics of cryptotia.
Yano K, Hata Y, Matsuka K, Ito O
Ann Plast Surg 1994 Aug;33(2):178-83. doi: 10.1097/00000637-199408000-00010. PMID: 7979051
Nonsurgical correction of congenital auricular deformities.
Matsuo K, Hayashi R, Kiyono M, Hirose T, Netsu Y
Clin Plast Surg 1990 Apr;17(2):383-95. PMID: 2189652

Recent systematic reviews

Non-surgical correction of congenital deformities of the auricle: a systematic review of the literature.
van Wijk MP, Breugem CC, Kon M
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2009 Jun;62(6):727-36. Epub 2009 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.01.020. PMID: 19328756

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