FREQUENCY OF FISTULA FORMATION AFTER TWO STAGE REPAIR OF CLEFT PALATE

Authors

  • Syed Asif Shah Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Firdous Khan Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Mohammad Bilal Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v2i1.506

Keywords:

Palatal Fistula, Oronasal Fistula, Cleft Palate, Cleft Lip and Palate.

Abstract

Objectives:To estimate the frequency of fistula formation after two stage repair of cleft palate.
Materials and Method:A total of 50 patients having completed cleft palate repair with or without lip repair were recruited from December 2007 to February 2009. Patients were diagnosed on history and oral examination. Informed consent was taken from parents. Width of the cleft measured preoperatively. Two stage repairs were done by a single surgeon with a time lapse of six months.
Results:Five patients developed clinically significant oronasal fistula. All these fistulas occurred at the junction of hard palate and soft palate within 3 weeks time.
Conclusion:The overall rate of true fistula development was 12% over a mean follow up period of 6 months. The incidence of true fistulas that were symptomatic and subsequently required surgical repair was 10%. Fistula rates were higher for more wide clefts but were not affected by gender or age.

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2011-12-31

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Syed Asif Shah, Firdous Khan, & Mohammad Bilal. (2011). FREQUENCY OF FISTULA FORMATION AFTER TWO STAGE REPAIR OF CLEFT PALATE. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 2(1), 27–31. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v2i1.506

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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