"Ear, External" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The outer part of the hearing system of the body. It includes the shell-like EAR AURICLE which collects sound, and the EXTERNAL EAR CANAL, the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, and the EXTERNAL EAR CARTILAGES.
| Descriptor ID |
D004431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.272
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| Concept/Terms |
Ear, External- Ear, External
- Ears, External
- External Ears
- Outer Ear
- Ear, Outer
- Ears, Outer
- Outer Ears
- External Ear
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ear, External" by people in Profiles.
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Presentation of External Ear Rosai-Dorfman Disease With Laryngeal Involvement. Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 Jul; 102(7):NP303-NP307.
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Discussion: Refinements in Otoplasty Surgery: Experience of 200 Consecutive Cases Using Cartilage-Sparing Technique. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 07; 144(1):81.
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Removal of Foreign Bodies from the Ear and Nose. N Engl J Med. 2016 07 14; 375(2):194.
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Total Face, Eyelids, Ears, Scalp, and Skeletal Subunit Transplant Cadaver Simulation: The Culmination of Aesthetic, Craniofacial, and Microsurgery Principles. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 May; 137(5):1569-1581.
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VIDEOS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Removal of Foreign Bodies from the Ear and Nose. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 18; 374(7):e7.
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Severe Agnathia-Otocephaly Complex: Surgical Management and Longitudinal Follow-up From Birth Through Adulthood. J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Nov; 26(8):2387-92.
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Frank's sign: a coronary artery disease predictor. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Jul 15; 2014.
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Autogenous and prosthetic reconstruction of the ear. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2013 May; 25(2):271-86.
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Ear and nose reconstruction in children. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2012 Aug; 24(3):397-416.
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Increased in vitro differentiation of fibrocytes from keloid patients is inhibited by serum amyloid P. Wound Repair Regen. 2012 May-Jun; 20(3):277-83.