Reconstruction of the ear in the burns patient
| Autor: | Hazel Bracho-Olvera, Armando Guillermo Apellaniz-Campo, Jorge Raúl Carrillo-Córdova, Raúl Carrillo Esper, Yusef Jiménez Murat |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Face burns medicine.medical_treatment Tissue Expansion Aftercare Ocean Engineering 030230 surgery Multidisciplinary team Surgical Flaps 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Emotional distress Humans Medicine Ear External Facial Injuries Patient Care Team Skin Artificial Tissue Engineering business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Prostheses and Implants Skin Transplantation Common procedures Plastic Surgery Procedures Surgery Printing Three-Dimensional Rib cartilage Burns business Tissue expansion |
| Zdroj: | Cirugía y Cirujanos (English Edition). 85:454-458 |
| ISSN: | 2444-0507 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.circen.2017.11.011 |
| Popis: | Face burns are a singular pathology with great functional and psychological impact in the patients suffering them. The ears play a fundamental role in personal interactions and damage to this organ results in physical and emotional distress. The reconstructive treatment of the burned ear is a challenge. Multiple procedures have been described to achieve success in the reconstruction of the burned ear; immediate reconstruction with autologous rib cartilage, secondary reconstruction, alloplastic material reconstruction, tissue expansion, skin grafts and also microvascular flaps are some of the most common procedures used in this patients. All these techniques focus on giving a natural appearance to the patient. Burns to the ears affect 30% of the patients with facial burns, they require an excellent treatment given by a multidisciplinary team. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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