En bloc resection for treatment of refractory pre-auricular fistula
Jing Fei
Di Zhang
Xiao-qiang Sun
Chong Zhao
Gang Qin
Yue-hua Liu
Lin Zhu
Lei-ji Li
摘要：Objective:To report a surgical method for the treatment of pre-auricular fistula to lower post-operative recurrence rate. Methods:Clinical data of 187 patients with pre-auricular fistula who underwent en bloc resection at the Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College from August 2006 to November 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Factors that might affect the prognosis following En bloc fistula resection bordered by the superficial temporalis fascia, helix perichondrium and auriculocephalic sulcus were investigated. Results: Of the 187 patients, 181 achieved primary healing and 6 ended up with delayed healing. During the follow-up period (one to seven years), there were 4 cases of recurrence (2.1%). Conclusions:Clear demarcation of surgical resection can facilitate easy and thorough resection of preauricular fistula and lead to low recurrence rate. Proper timing and careful search for potential fistula branches are the two crucial factors affecting prognosis. Copyright ? 2016, PLA General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Production and hosting by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (
机标关键词：recurrence ratesurgical resectioncrucial factorsopen access
论文发表日期：2015-01-01
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
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