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The use of the epiglottis as an autologous composite graft in eyelid reconstruction
J L Adams1, N R Olson, D B Siders
1Department of Ophthalmology, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
The use of the epiglottis as a composite graft in eyelid reconstruction is presented. Anatomy, histology, and physiology of the epiglottis are discussed. Two cases in which the epiglottis was used in reconstruction of lower eyelid deformities are reported.

