Techniques to Improve Reliability and Predictability of the Dorsal Pedicled Tongue Flap in Closure of Palatal Defects and Oronasal Fistulae
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DOI: 10.1007/s12663-017-1035-6
Abstract: IntroductionDespite the improvement in surgical techniques in cleft palate surgery, oronasal fistulas continue to remain a challenge, usually the result of residual palatal and alveolar clefts and post-palatoplasty defects. The tongue flap is an extremely… read more here.
Keywords: palatal defects; closure; tongue; postoperative period ... See more keywords