Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery

Abstract: Buccal musculomucosal flap is commonly used in cleft palate surgery for providing additional lining when nasal mucosa is inadequate. We report an unusual complication of progressively increasing fat herniation from the sutured donor site which started appearing on the third postoperative day. This necessitated excision of the protruding fat pad on the seventh postoperative day. The possible mechanism and precautions for prevention of this complication are discussed.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery ; volume:42 ; number:01 ; year:2009 ; pages:104-105
Indian journal of plastic surgery ; 42, Heft 01 (2009), 104-105

Contributor
Tuli, Puneet
Parashar, Atul
Nanda, Vipul
Sharma, Ramesh K.

DOI
10.4103/0970-0358.53019
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2501301241373.219825558595
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Tuli, Puneet
  • Parashar, Atul
  • Nanda, Vipul
  • Sharma, Ramesh K.

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