Primary repair of untreated cleft palate in an elderly patient: a case report
이준상, 이재열, 김용덕, 송재민, 최원혁,
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이준상 ( Lee Jun-Sang ) - Pusan National University School of Dentistry Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
이재열 ( Lee Jae-Yeol ) - Pusan National University School of Dentistry Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
김용덕 ( Kim Yong-Deok ) - Pusan National University School of Dentistry Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
송재민 ( Song Jae-Min ) - Pusan National University School of Dentistry Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
최원혁 ( Choi Won-Hyuk ) - Pusan National University School of Dentistry Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Abstract
Untreated adult or elderly cleft lip and palate patients are rarely seen, but studies on delayed primary palatal closure have been performed in the less developed Asian and African countries, where access to medical care is difficult. A 64-year-old woman visited our clinic with untreated cleft palate with a 40×20-mm-wide defect in the medial palate. Two-flap palatoplasty under general anesthesia was performed to close the cleft palate. After 1 month, the result was favorable without any complications including oronasal fistula. Cleft palate primary repair in an elderly patient is rare and has some surgical problems that are associated with a wide range of defects, but good results can be obtained if surgery is performed well with appropriate considerations.
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Cleft palate; Aged; Surgical procedure
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