title: Gangplank flap reconstruction of the nose.
abstract: In subtotal nose reconstruction, different tissues have to be reconstructed. We report the case of a 51-year-old man with a severe deformity of the nose (shortening and collapse of the nose, retraction of the right alar area, and a total septal defect after surgery and radiotherapy for a septum nasi carcinoma). Reconstruction with good results was performed with a "gangplank" flap technique (using a U-shaped skin flap for inner lining and for lengthening), rib cartilage for the nasal skeleton, and skin coverage with a paramedian forehead flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frits Jan Bas
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: van Hemert
authors.forename: Remco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Bree
authors.forename: Charles Rene
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Leemans
authors.forename: Marinus Johannes
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Middelweerd
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps