PALATAL MUCOPERIOSTEAL EXPANSION AS AN ADJUNCT TO PALATAL FISTULA REPAIR - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
VANDAMME PA FREIHOFER HPM
Citation
Pa. Vandamme et Hpm. Freihofer, PALATAL MUCOPERIOSTEAL EXPANSION AS AN ADJUNCT TO PALATAL FISTULA REPAIR - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal, 33(3), 1996, pp. 255-257
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
10556656
Volume
33
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
255 - 257
Database
ISI
SICI code
1055-6656(1996)33:3<255:PMEAAA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Case report of conventional palatal soft-tissue expansion in an attemp t at cleft palate fistula closure with a standard tissue expander. Thi s technique may be an alternative to a tongue flap to promote closure of persistent oronasal fistula.