The Combination of Furlow's Double Reversing Z-Palatoplasty and von Langenback Technique for the Management of Secondary Complete Cleft Palate
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Aydın University, Bahçelievler, Istanbul
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Zirve University, Şahinbey, Gaziantep
3Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Zirve University, Şahinbey, Gaziantep
3Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Journal of Pediatric Dentistry 2016; 4(2): 47-50 DOI: 10.4103/2321-6646.185261
Abstract
To report the case with complete secondary cleft palate who was treated successfully in one stage with a combination of Furlow’s double-reversing Z-plasty technique and modified von Langenbeck method. Secondary cleft palate was completely treated with the combination of Furlow’s doublereversing Z-palatoplasty and modified von Langenbeck method in an adolescent male patient and also surgical stent was used postoperatively for 2 weeks. As a result, we believe that a combination of these techniques was useful and successful method to treat wide unilateral or bilateral cleft palate in one stage.
Keywords: Cleft palate, Furlow’s Z-palatoplasty, Modified von Langenbeck technique, Secondary complete cleft palate
