title: [Conchal flap with a superior pedicle to reconstruct the middle or upper third of the auricle].
abstract: The middle or upper third of the auricle can be reconstructed with a composite chondro-cutaneous peninsular flap of the conchal part of the auricle. This peninsular flap is based on the anastomotic network between the posterior auricular and the superficial temporal artery. The authors report their experience about 24 clinical cases. Most of the cases were partial auricular amputations for squamous cell carcinoma. The surgical procedure allows a hidden cartilaginous donor site, the concha, allowing in a single operation a color- and texture-matched reconstruction. This flap represents an alternative to more complex surgical procedures, and can easily be realised under local anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, esthétique et reconstructrice, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 01, France. dr.pascal.rousseau@gmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Huguier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Potier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Darsonval
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps