Closure of Oronasal Fistulae Post Palatoraphy with Tongue Flap in Bilateral Complete Cleft Lip Palate Patient: A Case Report

ABSTRACT@#Oronasal fistulae are common complication following palatoraphy. There are several surgical procedures to repair oronasal fistulae. However, conventional oronasal fistulae closure technique is not always possible, especially when the surrounding tissue is replaced by fibrotic tissue due to previous palatoraphy. Tissue defects in oronasal fistulae should be replaced with tissues providing good vascularisation such as pedicle tongue flap. A case of pedicle tongue flap used to close oronasal fistulae was reported. Eleven-year-old girl, presented with oronasal fistulae and bilateral alveolar cleft after previous palatoraphy. The oronasal fistulae were closed with pedicled tongue flap. The healing was uneventful, and the division of the pedicle tongue flap was done three weeks later and closed primarily. There was no dehiscence of the wound and masticatory functions were recorded. Vascularised flap such as pedicle tongue flap is a preferred technique to close oronasal fistulae after palatoraphy.

Colgajo lingual excelente alternativa para el cierre de Fístulas Oronasales: reporte de un caso

Reportamos el caso de una paciente femenina de 24 años, de la ciudad de Cajamarca referida a nosotros, a quien evaluamos, preparamos y operamos quirúrgicamente con un colgajo lingual largo de base anterior, irrigado por la arteria lingual en el servicio de cirugía plástica y quemados del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza para lograr el cierre, en dos tiempos operatorios (día 0 y luego al día 22) de una gran fistula oronasal que provocaba rinofonía y reflujo nasal de los líquidos y alimentos; debido a la dehiscencia anterior de una palatoplastía realizada en su ciudad a la edad de 2 años en una campaña gratuita extranjera de labio y paladar fisurados

We report the case of a female patient of 24 years old from the city of Cajamarca referred to us, whom we evaluated, prepared and made a surgery with a tongue flap along the previous base, irrigated by the lingual artery in the Plastic Surgery and Burns Section at the Archbishop Loayza National Hospital to achieve the closing two stages (day 0 and then day 22 ) of a large oronasal fistula that caused rinofonía and nasal reflux of liquids and food; due to previous dehiscence Palatoplasty carried out in his city at the age of 2 years in a free foreign campaign of cleft lip and palate