Table 1 General clinical data of the patients (n = 576 patients, 782 ears)
From: Surgical treatment of preauricular fistulas: a 12-year single-center clinical observation
Variable | Number of patients, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age, years | |
1–9 | 202 (35.07) |
10–19 | 113 (19.62) |
20–29 | 110 (19.10) |
30–39 | 83 (14.41) |
40–49 | 39 (6.77) |
50–59 | 21 (3.65) |
60–69 | 6 (1.04) |
70–79 | 2 (0.3) |
Sex | |
Male | 239 (41.49) |
Female | 337 (58.51) |
Preauricular fistula | |
Unilateral | 370 (64.24) |
Bilateral | 206 (35.76) |
Presence of infection | |
Yes | 623 (79.67) |
No | 159 (20.33) |