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Dimosthenis Igoumenakis1, Spyridon Athanasiou, Michael Mezitis.
Abstract
Oronasal fistula is defined as an abnormal duct, connecting the nasal with the oral cavity. We present an extremely rare case of oronasal fistula associated with rhinolithiasis. The particular case presents the unique feature of a palatal defect, being large enough to enable the in toto removal of the rhinolith. A 2-layer closure of the fistula was finally undertaken, by utilizing a vestibular and a palatal mucoperiosteal flap.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24036823 DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318290336d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Craniofac Surg ISSN: 1049-2275 Impact factor: 1.046