Acquired Palatal Fistula in Patients with Submucous and Incomplete Cleft Palate Before Surgery

Overview

Journal Arch Plast Surg

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2016 Nov 30

PMID 27896192

Authors

Ie Hyon Park

Jee Hyeok Chung

Tae Hyun Choi

Jihyeon Han

Suk Wha Kim

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Abstract

It is uncommon for a palatal fistula to be detected in individuals who have not undergone surgery, and only sporadic cases have been reported. It is even more difficult to find cases of acquired palatal fistula in patients with submucous or incomplete cleft palate. Herein, we present 2 rare cases of this phenomenon. Case 1 was a patient with submucous cleft palate who acquired a palatal fistula after suffering from oral candidiasis at the age of 5 months. Case 2 was a patient with incomplete cleft palate who spontaneously, without trauma or infection, presented with a palatal fistula at the age of 9 months.

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