| Title | [Total auricle reconstruction with postauricular flap and a Medpor framework] | | Author(s) | Wu J, Lin Z, Liu Q | | Institution | Department of Plastic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China. | | Source | Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2001 Sep; 17(5):297-9. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Child
Ear, External
English Abstract
Female
Humans
Male
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgical Flaps
| | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To introduce a new method and technique of auricle reconstruction.
METHOD: The postauricular flap was designed to cover a Medpor framework for auricle reconstruction. The vascular pedicle of the flap was at the temporal part. The operation was performed on 12 patients, of whom 8 patients were with microsomia; 4 patients had total auricle defects.
RESULTS: Postoperative follow-up period was 8 months in average. All the 12 patients obtained satisfactory appearance of the reconstructed ears.
CONCLUSION: Clinical applications showed several advantages of this method. | | Language | chi | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 11767710 |
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