Atypical replantation and reconstruction of frozen ear A case report
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00159816%3A_____%2F20%3A00073056" target="_blank" >RIV/00159816:_____/20:00073056 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116136
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/Fulltext/2020/05150/Atypical_replantation_and_reconstruction_of_frozen.30.aspx" target="_blank" >https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/Fulltext/2020/05150/Atypical_replantation_and_reconstruction_of_frozen.30.aspx</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000020068" target="_blank" >10.1097/MD.0000000000020068</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Atypical replantation and reconstruction of frozen ear A case report
Original language description
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.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30218 - General and internal medicine
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Medicine
ISSN
0025-7974
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
99
Issue of the periodical within the volume
20
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
"e20068"
UT code for WoS article
000551506600030
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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