TY - JOUR
T1 - Does microtia predict severity of temporal bone CT abnormalities in children with persistent conductive hearing loss?
AU - Tekes, Aylin
AU - Ishman, Stacey L.
AU - Baugher, Katherine M.
AU - Brown, David J.
AU - Lin, Sandra Y.
AU - Tunkel, David E.
AU - Unalp-Arida, Aynur
AU - Huisman, Thierry A.G.M.
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Purpose: This study aimed to determine the spectrum of temporal bone computed tomography (CT) abnormalities in children with conductive hearing loss (CHL) with and without microtia. Patients and methods: From 1993 to 2008, a total of 3396 pediatric records including CHL were reviewed at our institution and revealed 180 cases of persistent CHL, 46 of whom had diagnostic temporal bone CT examinations. All of these examinations were systematically reviewed by two pediatric neuroradiologists, working in consensus, who had 5 and 18. years, respectively, of dedicated pediatric neuroradiology experience. Results: Of the 46 children, 16 were boys and 30 were girls (age: 0.2-16. years; mean: 5. years). Also, 21 (46%) children had microtia and 25 (54%) children did not, as determined by clinical evaluation. External auditory canal atresia/stenosis (EAC-A/S) was the most common anomaly in both microtia and non-microtia groups. Two or more anomalies were observed in 18/21 children with microtia. The frequency of EAC-A/S was greater in children with microtia versus those without it (86% versus 32%, respectively; P= 0.0003). Syndromic diagnoses were also significantly more frequently made in children with microtia versus those without microtia (76% versus 20%, respectively; P= 0.0001). Temporal bone CT scans were normal in 10children (22%) with persistent CHL. Conclusion: Microtia is an important finding in children with CHL. EAC and middle ear/ossicle anomalies were significantly more frequently seen in children with microtia, and multiple anomalies and bilateral microtia were more common in children with syndromic associations. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the embryological development of the temporal bone. The presence of one anomaly should raise suspicion of the possibility of other anomalies, especially in the setting of microtia. Bilateral microtia and multiple anomalies should also raise suspicion of genetic syndromes.
AB - Purpose: This study aimed to determine the spectrum of temporal bone computed tomography (CT) abnormalities in children with conductive hearing loss (CHL) with and without microtia. Patients and methods: From 1993 to 2008, a total of 3396 pediatric records including CHL were reviewed at our institution and revealed 180 cases of persistent CHL, 46 of whom had diagnostic temporal bone CT examinations. All of these examinations were systematically reviewed by two pediatric neuroradiologists, working in consensus, who had 5 and 18. years, respectively, of dedicated pediatric neuroradiology experience. Results: Of the 46 children, 16 were boys and 30 were girls (age: 0.2-16. years; mean: 5. years). Also, 21 (46%) children had microtia and 25 (54%) children did not, as determined by clinical evaluation. External auditory canal atresia/stenosis (EAC-A/S) was the most common anomaly in both microtia and non-microtia groups. Two or more anomalies were observed in 18/21 children with microtia. The frequency of EAC-A/S was greater in children with microtia versus those without it (86% versus 32%, respectively; P= 0.0003). Syndromic diagnoses were also significantly more frequently made in children with microtia versus those without microtia (76% versus 20%, respectively; P= 0.0001). Temporal bone CT scans were normal in 10children (22%) with persistent CHL. Conclusion: Microtia is an important finding in children with CHL. EAC and middle ear/ossicle anomalies were significantly more frequently seen in children with microtia, and multiple anomalies and bilateral microtia were more common in children with syndromic associations. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the embryological development of the temporal bone. The presence of one anomaly should raise suspicion of the possibility of other anomalies, especially in the setting of microtia. Bilateral microtia and multiple anomalies should also raise suspicion of genetic syndromes.
KW - Children
KW - Conductive hearing loss
KW - Microtia
KW - Temporal bone CT
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U2 - 10.1016/j.neurad.2012.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.neurad.2012.10.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 23428239
AN - SCOPUS:84880042159
VL - 40
SP - 192
EP - 197
JO - Journal of Neuroradiology
JF - Journal of Neuroradiology
SN - 0150-9861
IS - 3
ER -