Endoscopic-Indocyanine Green Angiography Assisted Microtia Reconstruction
Vijay Patel1,2, Marta Kulich3, Amit Kochhar3
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
The Laryngoscope
|May 23, 2023
Abstract:
Described herein is an innovative, minimally-invasive technique to harvest temporoparietal fascia flap used in implant-based ear reconstruction for children with microtia. This technique utilizes a never previously described application of intra-operative Indocyanine Green Angiography to optimize flap viability and minimizing the risk of facial nerve injury. Laryngoscope, 133:3615-3618, 2023.
