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Abnormality of superior crus of antihelix

MedGen UID:
866836
•Concept ID:
C4021190
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of posterior crus of antihelix
 
HPO: HP:0011245

Definition

An abnormality of the superior crus of the antihelix is the upper cartilaginous ridge arising at the bifurcation of the antihelix that ends beneath the fold of the ascending helix, and separates the concha from the triangular fossa. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of superior crus of antihelix

Conditions with this feature

Intellectual disability, X-linked 107
MedGen UID:
1639885
•Concept ID:
C4692652
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
See: Condition Record
Intellectual disability, X-linked 107

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ear Reconstruction: Empirical Data of 406 Cases of Carving the Convex Structures of the Framework.
Li D, Zhang R, Xu Z, Zhang Q, Xu F, Li Y, Chen X, Hou R
Laryngoscope 2023 Mar;133(3):569-575. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1002/lary.30319. PMID: 35912941
Modified Methods of Fabricating Helix and Antihelix in Total Auricular Reconstruction Based on Different Length of Eighth Costal Cartilage.
Yang M, Jiang H, Li H, Yu X, Zhang Y, Pan B
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Mar;29(2):327-331. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004142. PMID: 29381620
Release of the Inferior Crus in Antihelix Plasty.
Raunig H, Ofner M
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2016 Jul;125(7):564-70. Epub 2016 Mar 17 doi: 10.1177/0003489416636129. PMID: 26988067
Phenotypic sub-grouping in microtia using a statistical and a clinical approach.
Luquetti DV, Saltzman BS, Heike CL, Sie KC, Birgfeld CB, Evans KN, Leroux BG
Am J Med Genet A 2015 Apr;167A(4):688-94. Epub 2015 Feb 5 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36963. PMID: 25655944Free PMC Article
T-bar reconstruction of constricted ears and a new classification.
Kon M, van Wijk MP
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014 Mar;67(3):358-61. Epub 2013 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.12.020. PMID: 24461552

Diagnosis

Auricular spoon-shaped crus malformation including variants: Clinical features and a novel surgical approach.
Park C
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2024 Sep;96:256-262. Epub 2024 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.07.029. PMID: 39116803
Phenotypic sub-grouping in microtia using a statistical and a clinical approach.
Luquetti DV, Saltzman BS, Heike CL, Sie KC, Birgfeld CB, Evans KN, Leroux BG
Am J Med Genet A 2015 Apr;167A(4):688-94. Epub 2015 Feb 5 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36963. PMID: 25655944Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Different Methods of Fabricating Cartilaginous Ear Framework in Children With Microtia According to the Length of the Eighth Costal Cartilage Intraoperatively.
Yan H, Zhang G, Liu W, Wang N, Liu Z
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jul;30(5):1425-1429. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005282. PMID: 31299736
Innovative technique for correction of the congenital lop ear.
Ho K, Boorer C, Khan U, Deva A, Chang L
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2006;59(5):494-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.09.029. PMID: 16749194
An alternative approach for correction of constricted ears of moderate severity.
Al-Qattan MM
Br J Plast Surg 2005 Apr;58(3):389-93. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.10.002. PMID: 15780236

Clinical prediction guides

Different Methods of Fabricating Cartilaginous Ear Framework in Children With Microtia According to the Length of the Eighth Costal Cartilage Intraoperatively.
Yan H, Zhang G, Liu W, Wang N, Liu Z
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jul;30(5):1425-1429. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005282. PMID: 31299736
Release of the Inferior Crus in Antihelix Plasty.
Raunig H, Ofner M
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2016 Jul;125(7):564-70. Epub 2016 Mar 17 doi: 10.1177/0003489416636129. PMID: 26988067
Surgical correction of constricted ear combined with Stahl's ear.
Bi Y, Lin L, Yang Q, Pan B, Zhao Y, He L, Jiang H
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2015 Jul;68(7):895-901. Epub 2015 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.03.026. PMID: 25921912
An alternative approach for correction of constricted ears of moderate severity.
Al-Qattan MM
Br J Plast Surg 2005 Apr;58(3):389-93. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.10.002. PMID: 15780236
Mustardé's otoplasty--evaluation of correlation between clinical and statistical findings.
Minderjahn A, Hüttl WR, Hildmann H
J Maxillofac Surg 1980 Aug;8(3):241-50. doi: 10.1016/s0301-0503(80)80107-x. PMID: 6932466

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