Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery
Buccal musculomucosal flap is commonly used in cleft palate surgery for providing additional lining when nasal mucosa is inadequate. We report an unusual complication of progressively increasing fat herniation from the sutured donor site which started appearing on the third postoperative day. This n...
| Published in: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| author | Tuli Puneet Parashar Atul Nanda Vipul Sharma Ramesh |
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| description | Buccal musculomucosal flap is commonly used in cleft palate surgery for providing additional lining when nasal mucosa is inadequate. We report an unusual complication of progressively increasing fat herniation from the sutured donor site which started appearing on the third postoperative day. This necessitated excision of the protruding fat pad on the seventh postoperative day. The possible mechanism and precautions for prevention of this complication are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d0c19456b13446dfbeda11ca29cb4e532025-08-20T02:03:54ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2009-01-01421104105Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgeryTuli PuneetParashar AtulNanda VipulSharma RameshBuccal musculomucosal flap is commonly used in cleft palate surgery for providing additional lining when nasal mucosa is inadequate. We report an unusual complication of progressively increasing fat herniation from the sutured donor site which started appearing on the third postoperative day. This necessitated excision of the protruding fat pad on the seventh postoperative day. The possible mechanism and precautions for prevention of this complication are discussed.http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2009;volume=42;issue=1;spage=104;epage=105;aulast=TuliBuccal musculomucosal flap; Cleft palate; Herniation of buccal fat pad |
| spellingShingle | Tuli Puneet Parashar Atul Nanda Vipul Sharma Ramesh Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery Buccal musculomucosal flap; Cleft palate; Herniation of buccal fat pad |
| title | Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery |
| title_full | Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery |
| title_fullStr | Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery |
| title_short | Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery |
| title_sort | delayed buccal fat pad herniation an unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery |
| topic | Buccal musculomucosal flap; Cleft palate; Herniation of buccal fat pad |
| url | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2009;volume=42;issue=1;spage=104;epage=105;aulast=Tuli |
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