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Surgical technique for reconstruction of the nasal septum: The pericranial flap by Vicente Paloma; Alberto Samper; Francisco J. Cervera-Paz is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
Background. We describe a new technique for the surgical reconstruction of large-sized anterior septal perforations based on the pericranial flap. Methods. The technique requires a standard open rhinoplasty combined with a pericranial flap harvested after a bicoronal approach and tunnelled to the nasal cavity. We present the case of a man with complete destruction of the nasal septum as a result of chronic cocaine abuse. Results. Surgery resulted in a permanent and complete closure of the perforation. Conclusions. The main advantage of this technique is the use of well-vascularized autogenous tissue and the minimal donor site morbidity. This technique provides a new method to close large nasal perforations.
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- Author
- Vicente Paloma; Alberto Samper; Francisco J. Cervera-Paz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 1043-3074)
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)