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Atypical replantation and reconstruction of frozen ear A case report

DVOŘÁK, Zdeněk a Igor STUPKA

Základní údaje

Originální název

Atypical replantation and reconstruction of frozen ear A case report

Autoři

DVOŘÁK, Zdeněk (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Igor STUPKA (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

Medicine, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020, 0025-7974

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30218 General and internal medicine

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.889

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116136

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

UT WoS

000551506600030

Klíčová slova anglicky

auricular replantation; ear replantation; freezing cold injury; venous congestion

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 5. 8. 2020 14:14, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Anotace

V originále

Rationale: The first successful ear replantation was performed by Pennigton in 1980 in Sydney. At least 84 ear replantations have been described in the literature over a period of 37 years since the first case. The authors have not found any previous case of frozen ear replantation in the literature. Patient concerns: We report the case of a 38-year-old man, who had an injury to the head while working with a machine. Diagnosis: The patient suffered total traumatic avulsion of the left ear. The ear was wrapped in moistened, sterile gauze and was transported on dry ice. At the time of admission to our department, the amputated ear was frozen to stiff, solid nonelastic matter. Interventions: We attempted replantation. Despite repeated arterial thrombosis during surgery, the ear was successfully replanted with arterial and venous anastomosis. Outcomes: Venous congestion occurred within 9 h of surgery and was treated using leeches. Freezing cold injury developed during reattachment. The radix and proximal parts of the helix exhibited necrosis and so were reconstructed by contralateral conchal cartilage graft, which was wrapped with a local subauricular skin flap. On completion of treatment, a satisfactory shape was achieved, although the replanted and reconstructed left auricle slightly was smaller than the contralateral auricle. Lessons learned: Our report confirms that the replantation of a frozen, amputated ear is possible, and we suggest that ear replantation should be the method of choice for the treatment of ear loss even under these conditions.