… The goals when using flaps in reconstruction of this area are to provide coverage that can
… flap (LITF) in reconstruction of defects of the lateral temporal bone and periauricular area. …

… used to reconstruct a lateral temporal bone defect, and the TPFF is used to reduce temporal
… Class I defects consisted of preauricular defects with skin loss and preservation of the …

… our innovative reconstruction technique of this defect. … a preauricular approach providing
access to the TMJ and an endaural approach exposing the anterior aspect of the temporal bone …

… The temporal area, with its unique anatomy compared … reconstruct periauricular and temporal
bone defects. A flap from the temporoparietal, the superficial temporal, the deep temporal …

… MRI is an optimal imaging modality for characterization and evaluation of the periauricular
soft … 3D volume rendered reconstructed image (b) of microtia in an 8-month-old boy (outlined …

… preauricular tragal flap to reconstruct the anterior EAC following resection of a recurrent basal
cell carcinoma located in the EAC that led to a circumferential defect… of the temporal bone. …

… the temporal bone, and facial nerve. Initial resection was obtained through an … preauricular
incision. The tumor destroyed the anterior wall of the right EAC. Reconstruction of the defect …

… The temporal bone serves as foothold of the reconstructed … defects in her family members.
Physical examinations showed that the patient has left microtia (lobule type) with preauricular …

… preauricular flap as the preferred donor site in the restoration of nasal tip and column
defects.18, 22 The preauricular flap is vascularized by the superficial temporal artery. It exhibits …

… into the neck is combined with a preauricular incision permitting the excision of the pinna. …
the use of hydroxyapatite cement for the reconstruction of temporal bone resection defects. …