Technical refinements in the Washio tempororetroauricular flap in reconstruction of the nasal wing.
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.
Henriksson
Tor-Göran
TG
Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. tor-goran.fries.henriksson@akademiska.se
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Hans
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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