title: Postauricular pull-through transpositional flap: an option for one-stage reconstruction of anterior auricle defects.
abstract: The reconstruction of anterior-superior defects of the auricle is usually a challenging task. We describe three patients with non-melanoma skin cancer localized in the upper portion of the antihelix. Tumour sizes ranged from 0.6 cm to 1.3 cm. All patients underwent a postauricular pull-through transpositional flap to repair the primary defect. The donor sites were closed using a T-plasty. The final results were aesthetically good. The main advantages as well as disadvantages of this one-stage reconstruction of anterior auricle defects are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal. felicidadesantiago@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Felicidade
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Américo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing