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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1870-199X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista odontológica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Odont. Mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-199X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Odontología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1870-199X2006000300131</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/fo.1870199xp.2006.10.3.15901</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cierre de fístulas palatinas amplias mediante colgajos de lengua en pacientes con secuelas de paladar hendido]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Palate fistula closure using tongue flaps in patients with cleft palate]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sendota Hincapié]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio César]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Noriega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sámano Osuna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ivonne]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,UNAM Facultad de Odontología División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,UNAM Facultad de Odontología División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,UNAM Facultad de Odontología División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,UNAM Facultad de Odontología División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>10</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>131</fpage>
<lpage>137</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-199X2006000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-199X2006000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-199X2006000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Una fístula oronasal es una de las secuelas más comunes de la reparación quirúrgica del paladar hendido. El propósito de este artículo es presentar la experiencia en el uso de colgajos de lengua para el cierre de fístulas palatinas anteriores amplias con intentos previos de cierre sin éxito o fístulas mayores de 1 cm luego de la palatoplastia primaria, en pacientes con secuelas de paladar hendido. Todos los pacientes fueron intervenidos bajo anestesia general. Se realizaron colgajos de lengua delgados de base anterior, con cierre en dos planos. Los colgajos fueron l&#1110;berados entre la 3ra y 4ta semana. De 35 pacientes con edades entre 7 y 44 años se obtuvo cierre satisfactorio de fístulas en 27 casos, cuatro presentaron dehiscencia parcial, dos dehiscencia total, uno necrosis parcial y en otro caso el paciente desgarró intencionalmente el pedículo. Los resultados obtenidos confirman lo reportado por otros autores al presentar a los colgajos de lengua como una opción segura y efectiva para el cierre de fístulas palatinas amplias, luego de la palatoplastia primaria o en casos donde los intentos de cierre han fracasado previamente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract An oronasal fistule is the most common sequel after the surgical closure of cleft palate. The purpose of this paper is to report the experience with the use of tongue flaps for the closure of large anterior palatal fistulas with previous attempts of closing without success or fistulas larger than 1 cm after the primary palatoplas-ty, in patients with cleft palate sequelae. The surgical procedures were performed under general anesthesia. Thin tongue flaps with anterior base were carried out with two plane closure . The pedicle was cut between the 3rd and 4th week. Of 35 patients, satisfactory closing of the fistulas was obtained in 27 cases, four presented partial dehiscence, two total dehiscence, one partial necrosis and in another case the patient tore the pedicle intentionally. The results confirm what was reported by other authors in regard to the tongue flaps like a sure and effective option for closing a wide palatal fistulas after the primary palatoplasty or in cases where closing intents have previously failed.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Colgajo de lengua]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fístula palatina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[paladar hendido]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Tongue flap]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[palatal fistula]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cleft palate]]></kwd>
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