CLOSURE OF LARGE PALATAL FISTULA USING ANTERIOR-BASED DORSAL TOUNGE FLAP

Thị Ngọc Lan Nguyễn , Thị Mỹ Hạnh Trần, Thị Thuỳ Linh Lê , Thị Diễm Hằng Dương

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Abstract

Large palatal fistulas are a challenging problem in congenital maxillofacial surgery. Large palatal fistulas are often the severe complication of primary cleft palate repair or the complication of systemic diseases as fungus infection, HLH… Many techniques are used to close the defect. The tongue flap is an easy and reproducible procedure for managing this complication. The author report 3 cases of a large palatal fistula closure with anteriorly based tongue flap.

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