title: Technical refinements in the Washio tempororetroauricular flap in reconstruction of the nasal wing.
abstract: Retroauricular tissue for reconstruction of external nasal defects was described by Washio. We describe our recent experiences in elderly patients, in whom the risk of reconstruction after excision of a malignant growth is high. We present seven reconstructions, six after excision of malignant disease, together with our ideas about how to maximise its possibilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. tor-goran.fries.henriksson@akademiska.se
authors.forename: Tor-Göran
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Henriksson
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nettelblad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery