Intraoral Compressive Dressing for Prevention of Palatal Fistula after Cleft Palate Repair
Journal of the Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
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: 36-38, 2003.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-105980
ABSTRACT
The rate of postoperative cleft palate fistula is influenced by palatal repair methods. High incidence of cleft palate fistula is associated with pushback palatoplasty, because wide elevation of mucoperiosteal flaps can cause hematoma and exudate, which make flaps thinner so necrotise. Thus, the authors tried to reduce the wound disruption, hematoma, and dead space while performing pushback palatoplasty in complete cleft palate by applying compressive dressing over mucoperiosteal flaps. As a result, the incidence of cleft palate fistula was statistically reduced after compressive dressing. Three fistulas occurred in 14 patients treated by pushback palatoplasty without compressive dressing, but no fistula occurred in 25 patients treated by pushback palatoplasty with compressive dressing. By applying the compressive dressing after Pushback palatoplasty, it is expected not only reduced short-term complication, but also better results in the long-term follow up of maxillary growth and speech development.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Bandages
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Wounds and Injuries
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Incidence
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Follow-Up Studies
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Cleft Palate
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Exudates and Transudates
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Fistula
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Hematoma
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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