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Treatment of congenital short palate using bilateral buccal musculomucosal flaps

Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery (2020) 7(1) 57-62
DOI: 10.1080/23320885.2020.1756821
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A case of congenital short palate was treated by bilateral buccal musculomucosal flaps. The levator veli palatini muscle formed a continuous sling, but the anterior portion was attached to the posterior border of the hard palate. The speech outcome improved from severe to normal.

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Kobayashi, S., Ohashi, Y., Fukushima, R., Hirakawa, T., Fukawa, T., Satake, T., & Maegawa, J. (2020). Treatment of congenital short palate using bilateral buccal musculomucosal flaps. Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 7(1), 57–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2020.1756821

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