Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

  • 제47권1호
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  • Pages.47-50
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  • 2021
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  • 2234-7550(pISSN)
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  • 2234-5930(eISSN)
대한구강악안면외과학회 (The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
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Primary repair of untreated cleft palate in an elderly patient: a case report

  • Lee, Jun Sang (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Yeol (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Deok (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University) ;
  • Song, Jae-Min (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Won Hyuk (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University)
  • 투고 : 2019.06.14
  • 심사 : 2019.09.11
  • 발행 : 2021.02.28
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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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