Correction of microtia with construction of the tragus using a chondrocutaneous flap
| Autor: | Masahiko Murazumi, Ritsuo Sakamura, Takehiko Ohura, Henrique T.A. Misawa, Chu Kimura, Ichiro Ono |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Surgical Flaps Postoperative Complications Ear Cartilage otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Ear External Child Auricle biology business.industry Pinna Microtia One stage Anatomy medicine.disease biology.organism_classification medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Female Surgery Upper third business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 44:250-258 |
| ISSN: | 0007-1226 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0007-1226(91)90066-s |
| Popis: | For microtia correction we have been inserting a cartilage framework and reconstructing the tragus at the first operation in one stage, using part of the microtic ear. This procedure is started with transposition of the lower two-thirds of the microtic ear to make a lobule. The upper third of the microtic ear is elevated as a chondrocutaneous flap which is then transposed downwards to the conchal cavity to make a tragus. The cartilage of the chondrocutaneous flap is anchored, using a bolster to pull it back and outwards. Using this technique, we have reconstructed 34 microtic ears. Adequate positioning of the auricle and tragus has been achieved and a natural auricle obtained even when observed from a frontal oblique direction. |
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