Using the parietal branch of superficial temporal vessels:A good approach to total ear replantation

• 作者: Ying Liu Yi Zhang Jiao Wei Tingliang Wang Jiasheng Dong Chuanchang Dai Hua Xu
• 来源期刊: 中国整形与重建外科（英文）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（1）
• 所属期刊栏目: Case Report
• 页码范围: 28-30
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 中文

摘要

Although ear reconstruction is a mature procedure, emergency microsurgical replantation has still been regarded as the optimal treatment for ear amputation due to its cost-effectiveness and aesthetically pleasing results. Suc-cessful microsurgical ear replantation is rare because of the difficulty in identifying suitable vessels for anasto-mosis. We describe two cases of total ear microsurgical replants using the parietal branch of the superficial temporal vessels (STV) as the recipient vessels. The STV parietal branch was dissected up to a sufficient length after thorough debridement, and the amputated ears were revascularized using end-to-end anastomosis. Our experience shows that the parietal branch of the STV is an ideal recipient vessel option for total ear replantation.