title: Extended posterior auricular artery flap for coverage of a large temporo-parietal defect.
abstract: We present a case with a large 5×8 cm full-thickness defect in the temporo-parietal region, which was managed with an extended posterior auricular artery-based flap in one stage. The flap was shaped like a 'gandasa' (an axe-like agricultural implement used in Punjab, India). This allowed ample movement of the flap and also permitted a V-Y closure of the donor site. The flap also received additional blood supply from the ipsilateral superior auricular artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. drsharmark@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ramesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sonia Kukreja
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*