Vol.98No.9contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 98 No. 9 September 2005
Pinch Graft for Radiation Induced Ulcer
Yo Kishimoto, Shinji Suzuki, Kazuhiko Shoji,
Satoshi Ikegami, Atsuhito Takahashi and Tsuyoshi Kojima
(Tenri Hospital)
Ulceration recognized after radiotherapy is refractory and difficult to cure.
Here we report a successful case of pinch grafting (split thickness skin graft) for intractable ulcer which occurred after radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer.
Although pinch grafting is inferior to full thick skin grafting in cosmetic appearance, it is such a simple and easy method that even beginners can get good results with few complications and good epithelialization.
We consider pinch grafting is very effective treatment for the following case, which had poor blood circulation within the transplantation floor, and uncertainty whether the graft would take root firmly or not.
With those advantages mentioned above and physically little sacrifice, pinch grafting is expected to be adopted increasingly from now on.
Key words : pinch graft, radiation induced ulcer, split thickness skin graft