title: Reconstruction of a subtotally amputated auricle: a case report.
abstract: A 42-year-old woman presented with a subtotal amputation of the left auricle except for the helical skin. The treatment was by primary suture with debridement of some margins, and the auricle healed well. The fact that the treatment was successful without microvascular anastomoses is important, considering the anatomical features of the auricular vascular networks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yotsuyanagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urushidate
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods