Arterial anatomy of the auricle: Its importance for reconstructive surgery

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dc.contributor.authorAtamaz Pinar Y.
dc.contributor.authorAsli Aktan Akiz Z.
dc.contributor.authorBilge O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T08:59:40Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T08:59:40Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBecause the auricle is an organ that is both used as a flap in reconstructive surgery and is often exposed to trauma, the arterial distribution of the auricle is of great importance. The aims of this study were to investigate the auricular branches of the posterior auricular artery (PAA) and superficial temporal artery (STA), to determine the vascular territory of various auricular flaps for flap design. Fifteen human male cadaver auricles were used for this study. A branch of the STA to the ear lobe (lower branch) was present in only five auricles (33%). Branches distributing the tragus were small and short arterioles (middle branch of the STA) which were present in 14 auricles (93%). The upper branch of the STA ascends the ascending helix, giving off sub-branches. Some of these sub-branches traverse to the posterior surfaces of the ear and communicate with branches of the PAA. The upper branch was present in all auricles. In 10 auricles (67%), the PAA terminated on the posterior auricular surface, whereas in five auricles (33%) it continued and distributed to the parietotemporal area. The arterial network which was obvious in the middle region of the posterior auricular surface was formed from the middle branch and some sub-branches of the upper branch of the PAA, which was found in 10 auricles (67%). We are convinced that the PAA is the dominant artery for the auricle and the arterial network of posterior auricular surface is better developed in the middle region than the other regions.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00276-003-0128-8en_US
dc.identifier.endpage179en_US
dc.identifier.issn0930-1038
dc.identifier.issue03.Apren_US
dc.identifier.pmid14504820en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage175en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-003-0128-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/27876
dc.identifier.volume25en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSurgical and Radiologic Anatomyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAnatomyen_US
dc.subjectAuricleen_US
dc.subjectFlapen_US
dc.subjectSupplyen_US
dc.titleArterial anatomy of the auricle: Its importance for reconstructive surgeryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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