Surgical treatment of deformity of the nose due to congenital cleft palate by cartilage transplant of ear-rim
- Author:
Son Tai Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nasal deformity
- MeSH:
Abnormalities;
Nasal Obstruction;
therapy;
surgery
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):38-39
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The morbidity rate of cleft palate is relatively high (1/800). There are about 87500 children with disease. The plastic surgery for correction of cleft palate aims to early close the cleft, solve the functions of eating and drinking preventing from the shock and regulate the development of upper maxillary bone. 15 patients with nasal deformity due to the congenital cleft palate during 1996-1998 were received the plastic surgery for correction of nose-petal and nose-head by using transplants from the cartilage of the ear-rim. Results: the transplants from cartilage of the ear-rim are suitable for this operation. The ages of children are about 12-13 and above to assure the relatively complete development of cartilage frame and ear-rim and their size are the same as these in adults
