Reconstruction of persistent oronasal communication using an anteriorly based tongue flap following failed cleft palate repair—Report of two cases

The tongue flap is a suitable alternative to local mucoperiosteal flaps in closure of wide, persistent oronasal communications, surrounded by scarred and fibrotic tissue as a result of previously attempted palatoplasty. Herein, we report two cases with large recurrent oronasal communication closed u...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Guthua, Symon, Sarna, Krishan, Kamau, Martin, Ng'ang'a, Peter M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9995814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36911636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7066
Descripción
Sumario:The tongue flap is a suitable alternative to local mucoperiosteal flaps in closure of wide, persistent oronasal communications, surrounded by scarred and fibrotic tissue as a result of previously attempted palatoplasty. Herein, we report two cases with large recurrent oronasal communication closed using the anteriorly based dorsal tongue flap.

Ejemplares similares