title: Palatal mucoperiosteal expansion as an adjunct to palatal fistula repair: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Case report of conventional palatal soft-tissue expansion in an attempt at cleft palate fistula closure with a standard tissue expander. This technique may be an alternative to a tongue flap to promote closure of persistent oronasal fistula.
authors: Department of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Van Damme
authors: H P
authors: HP
authors: Freihofer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices; D017211:Treatment Failure