A technique for repair of the 'unrepairable' cleft palate

Authors
Hill, C Riaz, M Leonard, AG
Citation
C. Hill et al., A technique for repair of the 'unrepairable' cleft palate, BR J PL SUR, 52(8), 1999, pp. 658-660
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00071226 → ACNP
Volume
52
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
658 - 660
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1226(199912)52:8<658:ATFROT>2.0.ZU;2-5
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 us ing bilateral buccinator musculomucosal flaps is described. It is offered a s a suggested technique for the management of such cases in the future. (C) 1999 The British Association of Plastic Sugeons.