Palatal mucoperiosteal expansion as an adjunct to palatal fistula repair: Case report and review of the literature

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-257

  Van Damme, Philip A ^a   Freihofer, Hans Peter M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

alternative to tongue flap; cleft palate; fistula closure; soft tissue expansion; standard tissue expander

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT PALATE; FISTULA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ADULT; CLEFT PALATE; FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; NOSE DISEASES; TISSUE EXPANDERS; TISSUE EXPANSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0029989455     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(1996)033<0255:PMEAAA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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