… 199 cleft palate repairs resulting in 22 percent fistula formation. Of these, 49 percent were
judged to be symptomatic. Of 44 fistulas, … postoperative fistula and in the success of their repair. …

… The development of an oronasal fistula after primary cleft palate repair has a wide variation
reported in the literature. The aim of this review is to identify the reported oronasal fistula …

… cleft palate fistula formation at our institution and examined multiple variables to further …
formation. We also reviewed the surgical management and outcome of patients in whom fistulas …

… incidence of fistula formation after cleft palate repair. … fistula formation when compared with
a one-stage closure. This study demonstrates that cleft width at the time of cleft palate repair …

… The occurrence of a fistula after palate repair clearly compromises these goals and …
palatal fistula as a failure of healing or a breakdown in the primary surgical repair of the palate…

… palate repairs from 1996 to 2001 suggested a high fistula rate associated with Furlow repairs:
… the study was to perform 100 palate repairs without a fistula; in this we failed, but no palate …

… association between the incidence of palatal fistula and age at the time of cleft palate repair.
… palate-related syndrome influences the incidence of palatal fistula after cleft palate repair …

… The goals of cleft palate repair are well-established; however, there does exist … fistula
formation and velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) in “early” versus “standard” cleft palate repair in a …

… trial, retrospective studies continue to add to our understanding of fistula risk after cleft
palate repair, and answer questions to optimize management of children with cleft palate. …

… of a surgical approach to cleft palate repair that aims to avoid fistulas; (2) assess the … fistula
rate following primary repair, there were no fistulas in this study following secondary repair…