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Treatment of palatal fistula by expansion
A De Mey1, C Malevez, M Lejour
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery
|May 1, 1990
Abstract:
Treatment of a large anterior fistula of the hard palate remains a problem. A new approach is presented by expansion of the palatal mucosa by custom-made implants, allowing closure in two layers without tension or extensive undermining.

