Split palatal U-flap: a new technique for repair of caudal hard palate defects.
Oronasal fistulas located in the central portion of the hard palate can be surgically repaired using a transposition flap of hard palate mucoperiosteum from tissue adjacent to the defect. The purpose of this report is to describe a new technique, the split palatal U-flap, for the surgical repair of large caudal hard palate defects in the dog and cat. A description of this new technique and case reports of a dog and a cat in which this technique was utilized to repair caudal hard palate defects are included.
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana 61801.
S M
SM
Marretta
T K
TK
Grove
J F
JF
Grillo
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D010159:Palate / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000662:veterinary*