Reconstruction of the external auditory canal with a laterocervical twisted flap (snail flap)
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.
Di Benedetto
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ancona University School of Medicine, Italy.
Pierangeli
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Zura
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Bertani
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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