title: Reattachment of a partially amputated ear without microsurgery.
abstract: Traumatic ear amputations are relatively rare. Whenever possible, ear re-implantation should be attempted; however the choice of the surgical procedure must be judicious. In the current report, a case of complete non-microsurgical salvage of a partially amputated ear treated by the pocket technique described by Mladick was presented. The surgical technique is described in detail by serial photographs, along with the postoperative management and outcome of the patients. The revascularisation of the severed part was successful. Morphological result was very good when the ear was freed from the pocket. We recommend the Mladick's procedure for reimplantation of fragments less than 1/2 of the auricle with favourable tissue condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nazim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bozan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Diyarbakir Training and Reseaarch Hospital, Diyarbakir.
authors.forename: Yunus Feyyat
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Sakin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bozkus
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ciftci
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic; D054644:Ear Auricle; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D012092:Replantation
keywords:  Ear replantation, Amputation, Microsurgery, Mladick's technique.
  