One-stage reconstruction of the antihelix and concha using postauricular island flap
| Autor: | Dimitrios Karypidis, Othon Papadopoulos, Petros Konofaos, Chrisostomos Chrisostomidis, Marios Frangoulis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Antihelix medicine.medical_specialty Dermatology Ear neoplasm Surgical Flaps Resection medicine Humans Ear External Ear Neoplasms Aged Aged 80 and over Alternative methods biology business.industry Pinna Ear Deformities Acquired One stage Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Surgery Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Female Flap necrosis business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 33:647-650 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2230 0307-6938 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02741.x |
| Popis: | Tissue defects in the antihelix and the concha due to oncological resection and trauma can be successfully repaired with a subcutaneously based postauricular island flap. Alternative methods of regional reconstruction usually need two stages or may require grafts in some patients. We present the one-stage technique, as described by Masson, without grafts, to provide adequate reconstruction and aesthetic restoration of the area, illustrated by 62 patients. In all patients there has been a follow-up period of 12 months. This report provides evidence for the aesthetic superiority of this method. An excellent aesthetic outcome was achieved in 46 patients, an adequate outcome in 15 patients, and a poor result in only 1 patient. No flap necrosis was observed. The method has considerable advantages for the repair of anterior conchal and antihelical defects. |
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