Reconstruction of the Exenterated Orbit with an Island Pericranial Flap: A New Surgical Approach

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-549255
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.54925

Kuehnel, Sophia ; Grimm, András ; Bohr, Christopher ; Hosemann, Werner ; Weber, Rainer K. ; Ettl, Tobias

; Kuehnel, Thomas

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Abstract

Background: Reconstruction of the bony socket after orbital exenteration is a matter of much debate. Prompt defect closure with a microvascular flap is desirable but involves a major surgical procedure and hence, places considerable burden on the patient. The new surgical technique presented here permits a technically simpler wound closure with fewer complications after orbital ...