Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2022 Nov-Dec;97(6):835-837.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2021.01.010. Epub 2022 Sep 6.

Old but gold - Antia and Buch chondrocutaneous advancement flap for helical reconstruction: a series of cases

Paula Hitomi Sakiyama  1 , Thiago Augusto Ferrari  2 , Raíssa Rigo Garbin  2 , Roberto Gomes Tarlé  3
Affiliations

Old but gold - Antia and Buch chondrocutaneous advancement flap for helical reconstruction: a series of cases

Paula Hitomi Sakiyama et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2022 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Clinical lesion and margin delimitation. Design of the flap, with a compensation triangle at the level of the auricular lobe. (B) Composite surgical defect (skin and cartilage) and linear incision on the anterior surface of the ear. (C) Posterior view of the advancement movement, after resection of the retroauricular compensation triangle. (D‒E) Suture by planes and immediate postoperative period. (F) Late postoperative period.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Classic chondrocutaneous flap (A.1) Helical defect, dashed lines indicate skin and cartilage incisions. (A.2) Incision on the anterior surface of the ear, including the cartilage, without transfixing the retroauricular skin. (A.3) Advancement movement and cartilage suturing. (A.4) Skin suturing. (B) Full-thickness chondrocutaneous flap. (B.1) Helical defect. (B.2) Incision on the anterior and posterior surface of the ear, including cartilage, transfixing the retroauricular skin. (B.3) Advancement movement. (B.4) Suture by planes.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Sanniec K., Harirah M., Thornton J.F. Ear Reconstruction after Mohs Cancer Excision: Lessons Learned from 327 Consecutive Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019;144:719–729. - PubMed
    1. Antia N.H., Buch V.I. Chondrocutaneous advancement flap for the marginal defect of the ear. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1967;39:472–477. - PubMed
    1. Durğun M., Baş S. Helical Rim Reconstruction with Chondrocutaneous Hatchet Flap-Z Plasty. Ann Plast Surg. 2019;82:533–536. - PubMed
    1. Gadens G.A., Pacola P.R., Kimyai-Asadi A. Reconstrução da região superior da hélice. Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2013;5:161–163.
    1. Butler C.E. Reconstruction of marginal ear defects with modified chondrocutaneous helical rim advancement flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003;111:2009–2013. - PubMed