"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 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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High-resolution computational modeling of the current flow in the outer ear during transcutaneous auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS). Brain Stimul. 2021 Nov-Dec; 14(6):1419-1430.
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A persistent, painful ear wound. JAAPA. 2014 Oct; 27(10):20-1.
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CT measured normative cartilage growth in children requiring costochondral grafting. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Dec; 149(6):924-30.
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Melanoma of the ear: results of a cartilage-sparing approach to resection. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Nov; 270(11):2963-7.
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Composite earlobe grafts to reconstruct the lateral nasal ala and sill. Ann Plast Surg. 2003 Mar; 50(3):275-81; discussion 281.
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What is your diagnosis? Pseudocyst of the auricle. Cutis. 2003 Feb; 71(2):122, 133-4.
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Photo quiz. Preauricular pit. Cutis. 2001 Nov; 68(5):324, 353-4.
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Facial nerve injury in congenital aural atresia surgery. Am J Otol. 1998 May; 19(3):283-7.
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The effect of bupivacaine skull block on the hemodynamic response to craniotomy. Anesth Analg. 1996 Dec; 83(6):1256-61.
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Melanoma of the external ear. J Surg Oncol. 1992 Jun; 50(2):110-4.