Reconstruction of acquired ear defects with transauricular flaps.
Retroauricular flaps based superiorly, inferiorly, or posteriorly may be tunneled through the ear to close a variety of acquired ear defects in a single-stage procedure. The technique is particularly helpful for larger, nonmarginal deformities in which both skin and perichondrium have been excised.
Wood-Smith
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Department of Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
Ascherman
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Albom
M J
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D004423:Ear / Q000601:surgery*; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps