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Frequency And Predictors Of Fistulae Occurrence After One Stage Repair With Radical Muscle Dissection For Complete Cleft Palate, Mohamad Amin

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: The main goal in the management of patients with cleft palate is anatomical closure of the defect, normal speech development, maxillofacial growth, and hearing without any complications. Cleft palate repair can be done using a variety of surgical techniques. one-stage repair is one of the commonest. Aim of work: The objective of this study is to illustrate the frequency of fistula and fistula predictors in the closure of complete cleft palate with radical palate muscle dissection in a single-stage Patients and methods: A prospective cohort study conducted on 20 patients who underwent cleft palate closure as one-stage repair in …