Retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction: case reports
Partial ear defects can be treated in several ways, including primary closure, healing by secondary intention, or flaps. Several surgical options have been described for reconstruction in order to maintain the natural contour of the ear, without sacrificing healthy tissues or changing the aesthetics...
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| author | Lauro Arnoldo Ferreira Koehler Verena Benedick Coimbra Marcus Vinicius Cunha Cristiane Camargo Ferreira Guilherme Vasconcelos Silveira Camila Garcia Sommer João Guilherme Cavalcanti Krieger Antonio Roberto Bozola |
| author_facet | Lauro Arnoldo Ferreira Koehler Verena Benedick Coimbra Marcus Vinicius Cunha Cristiane Camargo Ferreira Guilherme Vasconcelos Silveira Camila Garcia Sommer João Guilherme Cavalcanti Krieger Antonio Roberto Bozola |
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| description | Partial ear defects can be treated in several ways, including primary closure, healing by secondary intention, or flaps. Several surgical options have been described for reconstruction in order to maintain the natural contour of the ear, without sacrificing healthy tissues or changing the aesthetics and function. In this article, we present two cases of reconstruction of chondrocutaneous defects of the ear after resection of basal cell carcinoma in the central region of the ear, with the production of a retroauricular island flap transposed through a cartilaginous window with the de-epidermized pedicle. The donor area healed following a primary closure. This procedure can be performed in a single stage, yields satisfactory aesthetic and functional results, and is safe because the retroauricular region is richly vascularized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-656eb8ebd3be4ac29021d0223ecf7caa2023-12-02T23:43:35ZengSociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia PlásticaRevista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica1983-51752177-12352019-06-01340228328610.5935/2177-1235.2019RBCP0146Retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction: case reportsLauro Arnoldo Ferreira Koehler0Verena Benedick Coimbra1Marcus Vinicius Cunha2Cristiane Camargo Ferreira3Guilherme Vasconcelos Silveira4Camila Garcia Sommer5João Guilherme Cavalcanti Krieger6Antonio Roberto Bozola7Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilPartial ear defects can be treated in several ways, including primary closure, healing by secondary intention, or flaps. Several surgical options have been described for reconstruction in order to maintain the natural contour of the ear, without sacrificing healthy tissues or changing the aesthetics and function. In this article, we present two cases of reconstruction of chondrocutaneous defects of the ear after resection of basal cell carcinoma in the central region of the ear, with the production of a retroauricular island flap transposed through a cartilaginous window with the de-epidermized pedicle. The donor area healed following a primary closure. This procedure can be performed in a single stage, yields satisfactory aesthetic and functional results, and is safe because the retroauricular region is richly vascularized.http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/2539/en_v34n2a16.pdfreconstructive surgical proceduresacquired deformities of the earsurgical flapsneoplasms of the earexternal ear |
| spellingShingle | Lauro Arnoldo Ferreira Koehler Verena Benedick Coimbra Marcus Vinicius Cunha Cristiane Camargo Ferreira Guilherme Vasconcelos Silveira Camila Garcia Sommer João Guilherme Cavalcanti Krieger Antonio Roberto Bozola Retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction: case reports Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica reconstructive surgical procedures acquired deformities of the ear surgical flaps neoplasms of the ear external ear |
| title | Retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction:
case reports |
| title_full | Retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction:
case reports |
| title_fullStr | Retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction:
case reports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction:
case reports |
| title_short | Retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction:
case reports |
| title_sort | retroauricular island flap for partial ear reconstruction case reports |
| topic | reconstructive surgical procedures acquired deformities of the ear surgical flaps neoplasms of the ear external ear |
| url | http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/2539/en_v34n2a16.pdf |
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