OTORRINO PRIMER PARCIAL Flashcards
Most common cancer of the external ear
Basal cell carcinoma
Congenital anomalies of the external ear
MICROTIA: características
Patients typically present at birth with obvious auricular malformations. The patient course with conductive hearing loss
Grade I microtia
-mild deformity
-All major structures of the external ear are present to some degree.
-slightly dysmorphic helix and antihelix
-low-set ears, lop ears, cupped ears
Grade II microtia
-atypical microtia
-auricular framework is present
-tissue deficiency and significant deformity exist
-mini-ear, conchal bowl, and cup ear deformities
Grade III microtia
-classic microtia or “peanut ear”
-few or no recognizable landmarks of the auricle
Grade IV microtia or anotia
-complete absence of the external ear
Associated symptoms of microtia
-OAV spectrum (Goldenhar)
-Branchio-oto-renal
-Treacher collins
-Townes-brocks
-Robinow
Treatment of microtia grade I
-only observation (auditory brainstem response, CT scan)
Treatment of microtia
-Observation
-Prosthetic management (best one)
-Single-stage reconstruction with implant
-Staged autologous costochondral reconstruction (4 stages or 6 stages)
Congenital anomalies of the EAC range from mild stenosis to complete atresia
-90% of patients within the microtia spectrum have conductive hearing loss on the affected side
- The typical pattern of hearing loss in atretic ears is a conductive hearing loss of 50 to 70 dB
Protruding ears (prominauris)
-Really big ears
-Helical rim to mastoid abnormality
-Protruding ears don’t cause any functional problems such as hearing loss
Protruding ears (prominauris) are due to ..
- lack of antihelical fold –> most common.
Protruding ears treatment and complications
-Otoplasty (where we cut the conchal bowl)
**complications: Excessive overcorrection of the middle third of the ear should be avoided to prevent development of the “telephone ear” deformity
EMPIEZA: EXTERNAL EAR TRAUMA
Auricular hematoma
-ESSENTIALS OF DX
-accumulation of blood in the subperichondrial space, usually secondary to blunt trauma.
-History of auricular trauma.
-Edematous, fluctuant, and ecchymotic pinna with loss of normal cartilaginous landmarks.
- Early diagnosis and treatment is necessary to minimize cosmetic deformity.
Clinical findings in auricular hematoma
dematous, fluctuant, and ecchymotic pinna, with loss of the normal cartilaginous landmarks.
Complications of auricular hematoma
-if you don’t drain it it can lead to necrosis (this is a medical emergency)
Treatment of auricular hematoma
-Best way to treat this: incision and drain the blood using splints (cotton/ferula) to avoid the new formation of an hematoma and suture
-Quinolone (frequently suggested after evacuation of hematoma) (ciprofloxacin) VO
Auricular laceration management
-cleaned and debrided prior to repair
-expeditious repair
-prevention of infection (quinolone) ciprofloxacin
-second reconstruction (if resultant defects are not satisfactory)
Best option in auricular laceration
Microvascular replantation ( is considered the best option but is challenging due to the size of the vasculature)
Auricular burns can be classified in
-1st degree
-2nd degree
-3rd degree
-4th degree
1st degree auricular burns
SUPERFICIAL AURICULAR BURNS (superficial layer of epidermis)
-Erythema and pain (moderate)
2nd degree auricular burns
PARTIAL-THICKNESS BURNS (epidermis and extension to dermis)
→ VERY
PAINFUL
3rd degree auricular burns
FULL THICKNESS OF THERMIS (epidermis & dermis)
-painless gray/black and charred (tejido muerto)
4th degree auricular burns
Subcutaneous tissue, fat, muscle, tendon, cartilage, bone
-painless gray/black and charred (tejido muerto)
Treatment of 1st degree auricular burn
- Moisturizing creams or Silver Sulfadiazine (antimicrobiano tópico para quemaduras)
Treatment of 2nd degree auricular burn
-Blister debridement and Antibiotic ointment
◆ Silver-based dressings, silicone coated nylon, and biosynthetic dressings → Better outcomes than silver sulfadiazine.
Mafenide acetate is another topical agent that helps:
reduce chondritis
Treatment of 3rd and 4th degree auricular burn
- both topical and systemic cartilage penetrating antibiotics
Debridement and clouruse with skin grafts (injertos de piel) or vascularized tissue
Debridement: the removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a wound
Otitis externa is mostly caused by
pseudomona aeruginosa and secondly by staphylococcus aureus.
Otitis externa is suggested by the presence of:
-otalgia (dolor de oído)
-Otorrhea (secreción patológica)
-Pruritus
-Hearing loss
-History of water exposure or local trauma
-Oclussion of EAC (SEVERE CASES) edema occludes ear canal –> WICK
BEST ADVICE for otitis externa
AVOID CONTACT WITH WATER
Factors to have otitis externa
-Humidity
-Maceration
-Heat
-Absence of cerumen
-Alkaline pH (Loss of acidity has been shown to be proportionate to the degree of infection)
-Chronic > 3 moths (Incomplete resolution or persistent inflammation for more than 3 months refers to the chronic inflammatory stage)
Treatment of otitis externa
-Debridement of EAC with binocular microscopy
-Analgesia (nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, or topical steroid preparations)
***After cleansing is complete, otic drop preparations that are antiseptic, acidifying, or antibiotic (or any combination of these) should be used —> BEST TREATMENT PREGUNTA DE EXAMEN
VOLVER A PREGUNTA 13 (SIGUE SIENDO DEL TEMA “Congenital anomalies of the external ear”)
First branchial cleft anomalies
FIRST BRANCHIAL CLEFT ANOMALIES
Branchial cleft anomalies are relatively common neck masses, first branchial cleft anomalies alone involve the external ear.
FIRST BRANCHIAL CLEFT ANOMALIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH:
infection and present with pain and swelling in the preauricular and cervical regions
What makes management challenging in FIRST BRANCHIAL CLEFT ANOMALIES?
Their intimate proximity to the facial nerve
Clinical findings in FIRST BRANCHIAL CLEFT ANOMALIES:
the patient may have a history of recurrent infection, swelling, or drainage (purulent discharge) from the ear or neck along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid
PATHOGENESIS OF FIRST BRANCHIAL CLEFT ANOMALIES:
Error in the fusion 1st and 2nd branchial arches, with
incomplete obliteration of first branchial cleft (BCA).
The Work classification system has been used to describe first branchial cleft cysts.
○ Type 1 anomaly duplicates the membranous EAC only and presents as a preauricular mass or sinus, lateral to the facial nerve, that parallels the EAC and terminates in the EAC or middle ear.
○ Type 2 anomaly is more common and duplicates both the membranous and cartilaginous EAC.
Tx of FIRST BRANCHIAL CLEFT ANOMALIES:
complete excision!!
Incomplete excision, or incision and drainage alone, predisposes the patient to recurrence and reinfection
We only take them to surgery if the infection is recurrent
VOLVER A PREGUNTA 33 Y SIGUE CON OTITIS EXTERNA
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