Utilization of the buccal fat pad flap for congenital cleft palate repair

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1018-1021

  Levi, Benjamin ^a,b   Kasten, Steven J ^a   Buchman, Steven R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BUCCAL FAT PAD FLAP; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; MAXILLA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALATOPLASTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; Z PLASTY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOUTH; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 67651211729     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318199f80f     Document Type: Article

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