Repair of palatal defect with nasal septal flap.
Postoperative oronasal fistula in cleft palate repair is common and usually repaired with local flaps or buccal flaps with some benefits. Considering the high recurrence rate after surgery, a new method for oronasal repair using septal flaps is described.
Ardehali
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Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Farshad
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D000328:Adult; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000637:transplantation*; D016155:Oral Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps