Palatal fistulas after primary repair of clefts of the secondary palate

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 296-299

  Andersson, Els Marie ^a   Sandvik, Leiv ^a   Semb, Gunvor ^b   Åbyholm, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cleft of secondary palate; Fistula incidence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HARD PALATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH DISEASE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT PALATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORAL FISTULA; PALATE, HARD; PALATE, SOFT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 57349097675     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310802299676     Document Type: Article

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