Reconstruction of the external auditory canal with a laterocervical twisted flap (snail flap).

Di Benedetto, G; Pierangeli, M; Zura, G; Bertani, A · Plast Reconstr Surg · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case of circumferential reconstruction of the external auditory canal following basal cell carcinoma is described using a laterocervical tubed flap. One-stage reconstruction with a single flap, absence of donor-site deformity, and easy dissection are the main advantages of the procedure, which also can be conveniently used to reconstruct part of the concha and the tragal region.

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