Arch Plast Surg.  2017 May;44(3):217-222. 10.5999/aps.2017.44.3.217.

Mucoperiosteal Flap Necrosis after Primary Palatoplasty in Patients with Cleft Palate

• Rossell-Perry P
• Cotrina-Rabanal O
• Barrenechea-Tarazona L
• Vargas-Chanduvi R
• Paredes-Aponte L
• Romero-Narvaez C

• KMID: 2403915
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5999/aps.2017.44.3.217

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The prevalence of flap necrosis after palatoplasty in patients with cleft palate. The prevalence of mucoperiosteal flap necrosis after palatoplasty remains unknown, and this complication is rare. This event is highly undesirable for both the patient and the surgeon. We present here a new scale to evaluate the degree of hypoplasia of the palate and identify patients with cleft palate at high risk for the development of this complication.
METHODS
In this case series, a 20-year retrospective analysis (1994-2014) identified patients from our records (medical records and screening day registries) with nonsyndromic cleft palate who underwent operations at 3 centers. All of these patients underwent operations using 2-flap palatoplasty and also underwent a physical examination with photographs and documentation of the presence of palatal flap necrosis after primary palatoplasty.
RESULTS
Palatal flap necrosis was observed in 4 cases out of 1,174 palatoplasties performed at these centers. The observed prevalence of palatal flap necrosis in these groups was 0.34%.
CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of flap necrosis can be reduced by careful preoperative planning, and prevention is possible. The scale proposed here may help to prevent this complication; however, further studies are necessary to validate its utility.

Keyword

Cleft palate; Craniofacial abnormalities; Congenital diseases

MeSH Terms

Cleft Palate*
Craniofacial Abnormalities
Humans
Mass Screening
Necrosis*
Palate
Physical Examination
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies