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Complications associated with costal cartilage harvest in pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2023 Objective We aimed to determine the rate of complications associated with autologous costal cartilage graft harvest for pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR).
Christian X. Lava +6 more
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Onlay Rib Bone Graft in Elevation of Reconstructed Auricle: 17 Years of Experience [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013 Background A cartilage wedge block and covering flap are standard procedures for firm elevation of the ear in microtia correction. However, using costal cartilage for elevation of the reconstructed auricle can be insufficient, and the fixed cartilage ...
Taehoon Kim, Jihyeon Han, Yoonho Lee
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Chinese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020 : Background: The corresponding author's experience and recent methods employed in autologous costal cartilage grafts combined with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) in Asian rhinoplasty were presented in this study.
Yang AN +5 more
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Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2021 Purpose The aim of this study was to demonstrate the utility of three-dimensional computed tomography (3D) CT rib study in presurgical planning to select the autologous rib cartilage graft for pinna reconstruction.
Sneha S. Zanje +4 more
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Donor-Site Morbidity Following Minimally Invasive Costal Cartilage Harvest Technique [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2015 ObjectivesAutologous costal cartilage is a promising alternative for mastoid obliteration. However, donor-site morbidities of the chest wall limit the use of this graft.
Hyung Chae Yang +4 more
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Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2012 PURPOSE: Describe a modified technique to increase nostril cross-sectional area using rib and septal cartilage graft over alar nasal cartilages. METHODS: A modified surgical technique was used to obtain, carve and insert cartilage grafts over alar nasal ...
Marcelo Wulkan +2 more
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Use of pectoralis major fascia in dorsal nasal augmentation: case report [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2019 Increasing the nasal dorsum in rhinoplasty is the focus of several studies that seek the best graft sources and surgical techniques. The use of cartilage from the nasal septum, ear shell, or costal arches is already established for this purpose.
Camila Matos Versiani +7 more
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Hybrid columellar strut using nasal crest bone of the maxilla and conchal cartilage for nasal tip stability in rhinoplasty for East Asian patients [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2023 Background Proper nasal tip projection and rotation are essential for an aesthetically pleasing nose. However, East Asians usually have thicker skin and underdeveloped nasal cartilage compared to Caucasians.
Min Young Kim +3 more
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Prevention of Mandible Reconstruction Plate Exposure by Costal Cartilage Wrapping
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2017 Summary:. After mandibulectomy in cancer surgery, reconstruction is often performed with a reconstruction plate covered with a soft-tissue free flap in patients in poor condition. However, the rate of complications for mandibular reconstruction is higher
Motonao Iwasawa, MD, PhD +2 more
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Summary:. Nasal reconstruction in very elderly patients is challenging. We attempted subtotal nasal reconstruction with an expanded double forehead flap and autologous costal cartilage support in a 91-year-old woman presenting with subtotal nasal defects
Yuta Nakajima, MD +2 more
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