Reattachment of a partially amputated ear without microsurgery
Case report published in JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (2016)
Abstract
Traumatic ear amputations are relatively rare. Whenever possible, ear re-implantation should be attempted; however the choice of the surgical procedure must be judicious. In the current report, a case of complete non-microsurgical salvage of a partially amputated ear treated by the pocket technique described by Mladick was presented. The surgical technique is described in detail by serial photographs, along with the postoperative management and outcome of the patients. The revascularisation of the severed part was successful. Morphological result was very good when the ear was freed from the pocket. We recommend the Mladick's procedure for reimplantation of fragments less than 1/2 of the auricle with favourable tissue condition.
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Summary
Traumatic ear amputations are relatively rare.
Why This Matters for Hirudotherapy
This case report describes complete non-microsurgical salvage of a partially amputated ear using the pocket technique described by Mladick, with detailed serial photographs of the surgical technique, postoperative management, and outcome. Revascularisation of the severed part was successful, and the morphological result was described as very good when the ear was freed from the pocket. The abstract makes no mention of leech therapy, hirudotherapy, or leech-derived anticoagulants as part of the surgical or postoperative management. No defensible connection to hirudotherapy, the leech secretome, or ASH's domain exists from this abstract.
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