Reconstruction of the external auditory canal: The tragal flap revisited and review of contemporary reconstructive techniques.
Am J Otolaryngol
; 42(6): 103094, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Primary malignancies arising in the external auditory canal (EAC) are rare and usually are treated surgically. We review techniques to reconstruct the EAC following ablative surgery, and introduce a rarely utilized tragal skin flap which has particular advantages for reconstruction of limited anterior EAC defects.METHODS:
The terms "tragal flap", "external auditory canal", "preauricular tragal flap", "reconstructive techniques" were searched on PubMed and Google Scholar.RESULTS:
Our review identified one description of a tragal flap to reconstruct the EAC following resection of a malignancy. We add an additional case of a preauricular tragal flap to reconstruct the anterior EAC following resection of a recurrent basal cell carcinoma located in the EAC that led to a circumferential defect.CONCLUSION:
There are several surgical techniques that can be utilized to reconstruct the EAC. We describe a novel tragal flap used to reconstruct the anterior EAC following resection of a recurrent tumor.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Otológicos
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Retalhos Cirúrgicos
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Neoplasias da Orelha
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Carcinoma Basocelular
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Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica
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Meato Acústico Externo
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Otolaryngol
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article