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Exostoses

An exostosis (plural: exostoses) is the formation of new bone on the surface of a bone.

When used in the phrases "Cartilaginous exostosis" or "Osteocartilaginous exostosis", it is considered synonymous with Osteochondroma. (Some sources consider the terms to mean the same thing even without qualifiers, but this interpretation is not universal.)

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  • Multiple hereditary exostosis (MHE)
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Exostoses of the external auditory canal
From Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 4/1/01 by Jack L. Pulec

The otoscopic view is that of a left ear with a single large globular sessile exostosis that almost completely obstructs the ear canal. The surgical approach is similar to that for canal skin tympanoplasty. The patient is placed under a local or general anesthetic, and the surgeon works through a speculum. An incision is made in the normal portion of the ear canal. The canal skin and periosteum are elevated from the bone of the exostosis until there is no space for the instruments to move medially. The bone is then removed with a small drill or curette until enough space is again made to elevate more skin toward the annulus. This procedure is repeated by alternately removing bone and elevating skin and periosteum until the entire exostosis has been removed and the ear canal has a normal contour.

Care must be taken not to damage the canal skin with the drill or curette. The skin is left attached by a pedicle on its medial side. At the end of the procedure, the canal skin is placed over the newly contoured external auditory canal. The ear canal is filled with Gelfoam, which has been soaked in an antibiotic aqueous steroid suspension, to hold the pedicle skin flap against the bone. During bone removal, care should be taken to avoid exposing a large area of the glenoid fossa. The use of a postauricular incision for the treatment of exostoses offers no advantage. In fact, it can give the surgeon a false sense of security.

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COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group

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