## Abstract In this report, we present a case of a giant cell tumor of the second metacarpal bone. The tumor was treated by en bloc resection of the distal portion of the second metacarpal with adjacent interosseus muscle. Reconstruction was achieved using a free vascularized scapular bone flap wit
Nasal columella reconstruction with a composite free flap from the root of auricular helix
β Scribed by Cuneyt Ozek; Hakan Gundogan; Ufuk Bilkay; Mehmet Alper; Arman Cagdas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Defects of the nasal columella result in significant cosmetic and functional deformities. Over the years, a variety of methods for nasal columella reconstruction have been described in the literature, as have the technical difficulties of reconstructing this subtle structure. Here, a successful reconstruction of a 3.0 Γ 2.0 cmβwide nasal columella defect, with a chondrocutaneous microsurgical free flap from the root of the auricular helix, is presented. Β© 2002 WileyβLiss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 22:53β56 2002
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