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Revision of a vertical tracheotomy scar using the W-plasty technique
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
The Journal of Otolaryngology
|December 1, 1989
Abstract:
Repair of a vertical tracheotomy scar using a W-plasty technique is discussed, and an illustrative case is presented. The indications and technique of the W-plasty repair are reviewed. The advantages over the classical running Z-plasty in this type of scar repair are outlined.