TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - The Elliptical Excision and its Variations
A1  - Sobanko, Joseph F.
A1  - Miller, Christopher J.
A2  - Avram, Marc R.
A2  - Avram, Mathew M.
A2  - Ratner, Désirée
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 
T2  - Procedural Dermatology
AB  - The  elliptical  excision  is  the  workhorse  procedure  to  remove  cutaneous  lesions.  Although  the  term  “elliptical”  frequently  describes  the  design  of  excisions  in  the  dermatologic  and  plastic  surgery  literature,  it  inaccurately  describes  the  surgical  design  in  practice.  As  opposed  to  an  ellipse,  which  has  a  curved  shape  along  its  entire  boundary,  a  fusiform  excision  has  two  sides  that  taper  to  a  sharp  point  at  each  end.  Recognizing  that  most  surgeons  employ  a  “fusiform”  design,  this  chapter  will  use  the  terms  “elliptical”  and  “fusiform”  excisions  interchangeably.  This  chapter  will  focus  on  the  design  and  execution  of  the  elliptical  excision  and  its  variations.  Each  of  the  five  individual  steps  required  to  successfully  complete  a  surgical  excision  will  be  discussed  in  detail.  The  skills  necessary  to  design  and  execute  an  elliptical  excision  provide  the  foundation  to  progress  to  more  technically  advanced  surgical  procedures,  such  as  cutaneous  flaps.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175091200
ER  -