Triangular with ala nasi (TAN) repair of unilateral cleft lips: A personal technique and early outcomes

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 186-197

  Tan, Onder ^a   Atik, Bekir ^b  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ala nasi; Cleft lip; Millard; Tennison Randall; Triangular

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE ALA; NOSE MALFORMATION; NOSE SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIANGULAR WITH ALA NASI REPAIR; UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT LIP; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIP; MALE; NOSE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846537902     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000248656.53405.7c     Document Type: Article

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