Extended posterior auricular artery flap for coverage of a large temporo-parietal defect.
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.
Sharma
Ramesh Kumar
RK
Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. drsharmark@yahoo.com
Pandey
Sonia Kukreja
SK
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*