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Use of Mucosal Flaps at Lip Margin in the Repair of Nasal Floor Defect of Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip

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  • 1 Department of Child Surgery,The South District of Zhoushan Hospital,Zhoushan 316000,China;2 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,Shanghai Ninth People''s Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200011,China.

Online published: 2020-07-23

Abstract

Objective To explore a simple and reliable method to decrease tension of the nasal floor and guarantee closure of the nasal floor in the treatment of unilateral complete cleft lip.Methods Two mucosal flaps were made at the lip margin to close the nasal floor with little tension,and vestibular oronasal fistula as well.Results Total 37 patients showed healing by first intention at the incision site without obvious scar,good closure at the nasal floor,and fullness of nasal sill and floor.Conclusion Mucosal flaps at lip margin can repair nasal floor defect effectively in unilateral complete cleft lip.

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DING Wenxiong,CHANG Lei,ZHU Chang,YU Li,ZHANG Bo,WANG Jian . Use of Mucosal Flaps at Lip Margin in the Repair of Nasal Floor Defect of Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip[J]. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Reconstructive Surgery, 2010 , 6(4) : 188 -189 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-0364.2010.04.003

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