Reconstruction of persistent oronasal communication using an anteriorly based tongue flap following failed cleft palate repair-Report of two cases.

Symon GuthuaKrishan SarnaMartin KamauPeter M Ng'ang'a

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

The tongue flap is a suitable alternative to local mucoperiosteal flaps in closure of wide, persistent oronasal communications, surrounded by scarred and fibrotic tissue as a result of previously attempted palatoplasty. Herein, we report two cases with large recurrent oronasal communication closed using the anteriorly based dorsal tongue flap.

Keyphrases

breast reconstruction
soft tissue
spinal cord
neuropathic pain
systemic sclerosis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
spinal cord injury