Abstract

WIEGERING CECCHI, Guillermo. Lingual flap an excellent alternative for the closure of oronasal fistulae: case report. Horiz. Med. [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.3, pp.66-70. ISSN 1727-558X.

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

Keywords : oronasal fistulae; lingual flap.

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