A new method utilizing the bipedicle flap for reconstruction of the external auditory canal in microtia.
A new technique using the bipedicle flap for reconstruction of microtia is described. This technique makes possible construction of a well-shaped new auricle in the presence of scar formation because of tympanoplasty in which the external auditory canal has been created posteriorly.
D000293:Adolescent; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014433:Tympanoplasty