Incidence of palatal fistula after palatoplasty with levator veli palatini retropositioning according to Sommerlad

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 637-640

  Lu, Yong ^a   Shi, Bing ^b   Zheng, Qian ^b   Hu, Qinggang ^a   Wang, Zhiyong ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Fistula; Levator veli palatini retropositioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LEVATOR VELI PALATINI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE; PALATE DISEASE; PALATE FISTULA; PALATE PERFORATION; PALATOPLASTY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT PALATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MAXILLARY DISEASES; NOSE DISEASES; ORAL FISTULA; PALATAL MUSCLES; PALATE; PALATE, HARD; PALATE, SOFT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURGERY, ORAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 78649646358     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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