Repairing incomplete cleft palate with double island mucoperiosteal flap / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the effects of repairing incomplete c left palate with double island mucoperiosteal flap. Methods:Inco mplete cleft palate was repaired with double island mucoperiosteal flap in 12 ca ses. Two island mucoperiosteal flaps were transferred to the oral side and nasal side of soft palate respectively to prolong soft palate. After operation the pa tients were followed up for 3~6 months,the vitality of the flaps, the degree of prolonged soft palate and the change of vocalization were surveyed. Resu ltsAll transferred flaps were survived. No complications like perforati on, cleft recurrance, infection, necrosis etc happened. The soft palate was prol onged obviously in all cases. Vocalization of the patients was improved to a cer tain degree. Conclusions:Double island mucoperiosteal flap is fe asible in the repair of incomplete cleft palate.