Free flap closure of recurrent palatal fistula in the cleft lip and palate patient

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 491-496

  Ninkovic, Milomir ^a   Hubli, Eric H ^b,c   Schwabegger, Anton ^a   Anderl, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Cleft Lip and Palate Treatm Center   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft; Free flap; Recurrent fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FISTULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030778255     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199711000-00013     Document Type: Article

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