%0 Case Reports
%T Unilateral Tessier 7 cleft: Case report of Z-plasty with geometric broken line repair and literature review.
%A Schwartz C
%A Philip S
%A Idicula W
%A Demke J
%J Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
%V 140
%N 0
%D Jan 2021
%M 33310448
%F 1.626
%R 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110546
%X Tessier 7 clefts are a rare congenital anomaly, usually surgically repaired with Z-plasty or other reconstructive methods, although undesirable scars may result. We present a review of the literature and a case of unilateral Tessier 7 cleft repaired with a novel reconstruction technique using a combined Z-plasty and geometric broken line closure (GBLC) to camouflage and irregularize the otherwise linear scar. We present this case to expand the armamentarium of surgical options to address Tessier 7 clefts and to review techniques for repair.