BILATERAL CLEFT PALATE REPAIR BY USING TONGUE FLAP FOLLOWED BY ALVEOLAR BONE GRAFTING - A CASE REPORT

Memuna Kausar Satti; Zainab Qasim; Farwa Rais; Ayousha Iqbal; Maahin Shoaib; Asad Ghaffar

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v71i1.3319

BILATERAL CLEFT PALATE REPAIR BY USING TONGUE FLAP FOLLOWED BY ALVEOLAR BONE GRAFTING - A CASE REPORT

Authors

Memuna Kausar Satti Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Zainab Qasim Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Farwa Rais Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Ayousha Iqbal Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Maahin Shoaib Private Clinic Rawalpindi Pakistan
Asad Ghaffar Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71i1.3319

Keywords:

Alveolar bone grafting, Cleft lip and palate, Tongue flap

Abstract

A clinical case of bilateral cleft palate repair using previous tongue flap followed by Alveolar Bone Grafting
(ABG). After pre-surgical orthodontics a surgical procedure whereby previous tongue Flaps were reflected, nasal
beds were prepared on both sides. A cortico-cancellous bone of 2 cm was harvested from iliac crest and grafted in
clefts. Patient is kept on follow up to monitor healing, postoperative results and any post- operative complication.

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Published

24-02-2021

Issue

Vol. 71 No. 1 (2021): February

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

Satti MK, Qasim Z, Rais F, Iqbal A, Shoaib M, Ghaffar A. BILATERAL CLEFT PALATE REPAIR BY USING TONGUE FLAP FOLLOWED BY ALVEOLAR BONE GRAFTING - A CASE REPORT. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2021 Feb. 24 [cited 2024 Nov. 28];71(1):370-72. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3319