Background: 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 (ONF) is the commonest complication associated with cleft palate surgery.
The main symptoms associated with ONF are nasal regurgitation of food matter and …

Background: The purpose of this study was to objectively report practices commonly used in
cleft palate repair in the United States. This study investigates current surgical techniques …

Background Despite decades of craniofacial surgeons repairing cleft palates, there is no
consensus for the rate of fistula formation following surgery. The authors present a meta …

Background: The pedicled buccal fat flap has recently been applied to cover the lateral raw
surfaces during palatoplasty as an attempt to mitigate scar-induced transverse maxillary …

Background Postoperative fistulae and velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) are 2 important
complications after cleft palate repair. The effects of preoperative cleft width on outcomes …

Objectives To prospectively evaluate and reduce fistula rate after primary cleft palate repair
in an academic setting. Methods After noting an institutional palate fistula rate of 35.8 …

Encouraging results have been described for the use of pedicled buccal fat pad flap in
primary cleft palate repair. This retrospective study describes the surgical technique and …

Background: Standard methods of cleft palate repair rely on existing palatal tissue to
achieve closure. These procedures often require relaxing incisions, causing scars and …

Background: The use of acellular dermal matrices has been well described in the scientific
literature since the early 1990s and has been utilized for multiple applications in the head …