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- Title
Palatoplasty for Bilateral Oblique Cleft of the Soft Palate Accompanied by Tessier Number 5.7 Cleft.
- Authors
Uchikawa, Yumiko; Ogata, Hisao; Hattori, Noriko; Miyamoto, Junpei; Nakajima, Tatsuo
- Abstract
Craniofacial cleft is a rare congenital deformity in which there are fissures of a facial structure classified by Tessier. A palatoplasty to reconstruct the muscle sling and to close the cleft of the velum was performed. Acceptable postoperative appearance of the velum was seen after 6 months. Although further follow-up is still needed for velopharyngeal function, this case report provides details of the anatomical deformities and our surgical approach to this atypical bilateral cleft palate.
- Subjects
PALATE surgery; SOFT palate; CLEFT palate; MUSCLES; OPERATIVE surgery; SURGERY
- Publication
Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2011, Vol 48, Issue 2, p231
- ISSN
1055-6656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1597/09-068