title: A three-in-one surgical approach for unilateral cleft lip and palate.
abstract: A single stage surgical procedure, combining the Le Fort I osteotomy, oro-nasal fistula closure and secondary osteoplasty, for the treatment of adolescents and adults with both an orthognathic deformity and a persistent oro-nasal fistula is described. During the same procedure the cleft alveolar ridge is fused by means of a bone transplantation. This three-in-one surgical procedure is intended for the unilateral cleft lip and palate case.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods