title: A technique for repair of the 'unrepairable' cleft palate.
abstract: The 'unrepairable' cleft palate may be described as one in which the width of the cleft exceeds the sum of the widths of the palatal shelves. A report of such a case is presented, and the technique used to repair the cleft using bilateral buccinator musculomucosal flaps is described. It is offered as a suggested technique for the management of such cases in the future.
authors.affiliation: Northern Ireland Plastic and Maxillofacial Service, The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riaz
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Leonard
mesh_terms: D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps