Linked Life Data

16137535

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/16137535

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
Traumatic amputation of the nose is a challenging management problem. We describe the case of a 69-year-old woman who had a dog-bite nasal amputation. The avulsed piece, including the lobule, and approximately half of the columella and alae, was replanted within 2 hours of the trauma. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was administered for 12 daily sessions. Skin gradually necrosed, and the eschar was tangentially excised. Almost all of the mucosa and of the cartilage layers survived and the final defect was smaller than the original. A 3-stage repair was performed by a paramedian forehead flap to replace cover. Lining was by approximation of native tissues, whereas framework was reinforced by conchal and septal cartilage grafts. The outcome was functionally and aesthetically satisfactory. Our case confirms that replantation of an amputated nose as a composite graft is worthwhile. Although the skin necrosed and required reconstruction, most of the lining and of the cartilage support survived, greatly improving the ease of reconstruction, as well as nasal function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0196-0709
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
344-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The fate of an amputated nose after replantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elenza, Milano, Italy. giovanna.cantarella@policlinico.mi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports