Repair of palatal defects with unlined buccal fat pad grafts.
The use of unlined buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft to close palatal defects is reported. The advantages of this procedure are described.
Hai
H K
HK
National University Hospital, Singapore.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002610:Cheek; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps