title: Successful replantation of a completely amputated ear on a child.
abstract: Amputation of an ear is a rare injury. Subsequent replantation is a challenging and very difficult task for an experienced micro-surgeon. Every well described successful replantation of an ear is a valuable lesson for a micro-surgeon mainly because securing the venous drainage of the replanted ear is very difficult. In the worldwide medical literature, only a minimal amount of cases have described a successful replantation of an ear after total amputation on a child. The authors describe the whole treatment process for a seven-year old boy whose ear was bitten off by a dog. They also describe their procedures which led to a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery of Ceské Budejovice Hospital, Ceské Budbjovice, Czech Republic. marik.vl@quick.cz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marík
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kurial
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004285:Dogs; D004423:Ear / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*