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01-10-2020 | Ideas and Innovations

Tunnelized superior anterior auricular artery chondrocutaneous flap for tragal zone reconstruction after tumor excision

Authors: G. Cottone, D. Zilio, F. Borelli, F. Amendola, L. Vaienti

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 5/2020

Abstract

Despite the constitutional small size, the tragal zone plays an essential functional and morphological role. Little has been said about the tragal zone reconstruction after tumor excision in the literature. In this paper, we present a novel, smart, and safe idea to reconstruct the abovementioned anatomical region after a radical tumoral excision: the superior anterior auricular artery chondrocutaneous flap.

Level of evidence: Level V, therapeutic study.

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Title: Tunnelized superior anterior auricular artery chondrocutaneous flap for tragal zone reconstruction after tumor excision
Authors: G. Cottone
D. Zilio
F. Borelli
F. Amendola
L. Vaienti
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-020-01638-8

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Tunnelized superior anterior auricular artery chondrocutaneous flap for tragal zone reconstruction after tumor excision

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