A rare complication after septoplasty procedure in a misdiagnosed submucous cleft palate case: palatal fistula.

Ersoy, Burak; Yilmaz, Sarper; Sirinoğlu, Hakan; Celebiler, Ozhan; Numanoğlu, Ayhan · J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · 2010

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Nasal septoplasty is a common and low-risk procedure performed very frequently in plastic surgery as well as in otorhinolaryngology. The development of a palatal perforation following a nasal septoplasty procedure is a very rare event with only a few cases reported in the literature. A patient with palatal fistula formation after septoplasty procedure is presented here, who was later on diagnosed with submucous cleft palate during the repair of the palatal fistula.

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