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 …

Palatal necrosis after palatoplasty in patients with cleft palate is a rare but significant
problem encountered by any cleft surgeon. Few studies have addressed this disastrous …

Objective: Vague terminology is a problem in cleft palate research. No classification scheme
for palatal fistulas has been proposed to date. Although a well-healed velum is a significant …

Objective: We present an audit of primary cleft palate surgery at our unit, including rates of
oronasal fistula development, speech outcomes, and rates of velopharyngeal insufficiency …

The purpose of this study was to examine the palatal fistula rate after repair with the two-flap
palatoplasty technique. This is a retrospective review of 119 consecutive cleft-palate repairs …

Background: The authors examined the efficacy of a novel technique for oronasal fistula
repair using acellular dermal matrix grafts. In part I, an animal model was used to …

Background: Palatal procedures include (1) primary palatoplasty,(2) oronasal fistulas repair,
and (3) secondary palatoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency. Any time a palatal …

Palatal fistulas represent a challenging problem for surgeons caring for patients with cleft
palate. The purpose of this study was to examine the rate of fistula closure using …

Aims Tongue flaps were introduced for intraoral reconstruction by Lexer in 1909. A
retrospective study was performed in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM …

Background The development of postoperative oronasal fistulae (ONF) is a complication that
plagues all cleft surgeons to varying degrees. There is extensive literature discussing the …