Nasal amputation due to donkey bite: immediate and late reconstruction with a forehead flap
| Autor: | Christo Dimitrov Shipkov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Facial wounds
medicine.medical_specialty integumentary system Injury control business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Donkey bite Poison control Surgery Forehead flap Primary closure medicine.anatomical_structure Increased risk Amputation Facial injury Emergency Medicine Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Donkey business Nose |
| Zdroj: | Injury Extra. 35:85-90 |
| ISSN: | 1572-3461 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.injury.2004.06.011 |
| Popis: | Summary The authors present two cases of nasal amputation due to a donkey bite. In one case an immediate repair of the nose with an oblique forehead flap was performed. In the second case a “classical” three-stage nasal reconstruction with an oblique forehead flap was performed 6 months after the facial injury. In both cases no complications were observed and the functional and esthetic results were estimated as satisfactory. Donkey bites to the face are rare and often affects the nose like most of the mammalian bite injuries. It can cause severe, life-threatening damages of the face with huge functional and esthetic impact on the affected zone. These wounds can be repaired primarily when treated shortly after injury. The forehead flap remains a basic tool for the reconstruction of the nose can be used at the time of primary wound repair without increased risk of infection. |
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