title: Eyelid replantation eight months after traumatic avulsion.
abstract: We present a case in which a lower eyelid avulsed during trauma, was assumed to be lost, and was fortuitously discovered within a fistulous tract in the temporal fascia. The ectopic located lower eyelid was then replanted to its original location. The replanted lower eyelid and several lashes survived. We offer that in the rare instance when eyelid tissue cannot be immediately replanted after injury, temporary ectopic storage and future replantation may be a viable option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. pyeatts@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: R Patrick
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Yeatts
authors.forename: Phillip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hoopes
authors.forename: Shad S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009926:Organ Preservation; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors