title: Tissue expansion in median facial cleft reconstruction: a case report.
abstract: Median cleft of the face is a rare congenital anomaly. Patients with mild deformities require only limited nasal reconstruction; however, the nasal dorsal soft tissue envelope is usually tight and insufficient, making bone grafting difficult. The tissue-expansion method was used for nasal reconstruction in a patient with a median facial cleft, an expander being improvised from an intubation tube balloon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Ozgür
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kocabalkan
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Gürsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012825:Silicon; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices
chemical_list: D012825:Silicon