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<journal-id>0034-7493</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Cir]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7493</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-74932022000400003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efectividad de la reconstrucción de la oreja con cartílago costal en el tratamiento de microtias]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of Auricle Reconstruction with Costal Cartilage for the Treatment of Microtias]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Burgué Cedeño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Ung Lau]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Efraín]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Torres Amaro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Valdés Martín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sandra]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Silveira Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mercedes]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Central &#8220;Cira García Reyes&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>61</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74932022000400003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74932022000400003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74932022000400003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La reconstrucción de la oreja en la actualidad es un problema difícil de solucionar. Se han propuesto varias técnicas quirúrgicas y solo las que se basan en el uso de cartílago costal autólogo son las que se aceptan a nivel mundial.  Objetivo: Evaluar la efectividad de la técnica de reconstrucción del pabellón auricular descrita por Burt Brent.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo con diseño descriptivo de corte transversal con 41 pacientes que presentaron microtia congénita o perdida adquirida de la oreja; a quienes se les realizó reconstrucción auricular con cartílago costal autólogo tratados en el Hospital &#8220;William Soler&#8221;, el Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Quirúrgica y Clínica Central &#8220;Cira García&#8221; en el Servicio de Cirugía Plástica desde 1994 hasta 2019. Se describió y se documentó la técnica empleada descrita por Burt Brent. Se utilizó una escala de 10 puntos que se basó en la anatomía auricular normal para la valoración de los resultados.  Resultados: Se encontraron 32 pacientes portadores de microtia congénitas (78,04 %) y 9 pérdidas traumáticas (21,95 %), predominó el sexo femenino (56,09 %). La incidencia fue mayor en el lado derecho (68,75 %) en pacientes con microtia congénita. En el 95 % de los casos se alcanzaron resultados favorables y satisfactorios.  Conclusiones:  La reconstrucción del pabellón auricular requiere el empleo de un fragmento de cartílago costal de suficiente tamaño, forma y proyección. La clave consiste en esculpir un marco cartilaginoso de la oreja y mantener estos detalles a través de la piel lo más semejante a la oreja normal. Para un resultado satisfactorio se requiere una alta especialización.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Auricle reconstruction is, nowadays, a difficult problem to solve. Several surgical techniques have been proposed and only those based on the use of autologous costal cartilage are accepted worldwide.  Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the auricle reconstruction technique described by Burt Brent.  Methods:  A quantitative study with a cross-sectional descriptive design was carried out with 41 patients who presented congenital microtia or acquired loss of the ear and who were performed auricle reconstruction with autologous costal cartilage in the plastic surgery service at Hospital &#8220;William Soler&#8221;, Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Quirúrgicas and Clínica Central &#8220;Cira García&#8221;, from 1994 to 2019. The used technique described by Burt Brent was, in turn, described and documented. A 10-point scale based on the normal atrial anatomy was used to assess the outcomes.  Results:  Thirty-two patients with congenital microtia (78.04 %) and nine traumatic losses (21.95 %) were found, with a predominance of the female sex (56.09 %). The incidence was higher on the right side (68.75 %) in patients with congenital microtia. Favorable and satisfactory outcomes were achieved in 95 % of cases.  Conclusions:  Auricle reconstruction requires the use of a costal cartilage piece of enough size, shape and projection. The key is to sculpt a cartilaginous framework of the ear and to maintain these details through the skin as close as possible to the normal ear. A high level of specialization is required for a satisfactory outcome.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[congenital microtia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[auricle]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[auricle reconstruction]]></kwd>
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