title: Reconstruction of the external auditory canal with a laterocervical twisted flap (snail flap)
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ancona University School of Medicine, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pierangeli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps