Reconstruction challenges for complicated preauricular sinuses: case reports

Anju E. Mathai; Pushpendra Shekhawat; Hanaa Al Senaidi

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20231474

Authors

Anju E. Mathai Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Ministry of Health, Sur, Sultanate of Oman
Pushpendra Shekhawat Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Ministry of Health, Sur, Sultanate of Oman
Hanaa Al Senaidi Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Ministry of Health, Sur, Sultanate of Oman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20231474

Keywords:

Preauricular sinus, Tissue defects, Reconstruction, Local flaps

Abstract

Preauricular sinuses and pits are congenital anomalies located in or just in front of the ascending limb of the helix. Even though excising a sinus is a relatively minor surgical procedure, recurrence is not uncommon if an adequate resection is not done. Surgery is only indicated when it is complicated by recurrent infection or abscesses. Simple closure may not be possible when there is large tissue defect. In those circumstances local flaps will be required to cover the defect. In this article we report 2 cases which had large tissue defect after excision and closed with local rotational flaps. This provided good cosmetic outlook and no recurrences so far. There are not enough articles published so far with such kind of reconstruction techniques for preauricular sinus excision tissue defects.

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