Palatal fistula repair using acellular dermal matrix: The University of Florida experience

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-53

  Steele, Matthew H ^a   Seagle, M Brent ^a   Persing, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b College of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

AlloDerm; Palatal fistula; Repair

Indexed keywords

ACELLULAR DERMAL MATRIX; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PALATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FISTULA; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 29944447311     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000185469.80256.9e     Document Type: Review

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