A Toolbox of Surgical Techniques for Palatal Fistula Repair.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide an inventory of oronasal fistula repair techniques alongside expert commentary on which techniques are appropriate for each fistula type.

Design

A 4-stage approach was used to develop a consensus on surgical techniques available for fistula repair: (1) in-person discussion of oronasal fistula cases among cleft surgeons, (2) development of a schema for fistula management using transcripts of the in-person case discussion, (3) evaluation of the preliminary schema via a web-based survey of additional cleft surgeons, and (4) revision of the management schema using survey responses.

Participants

Six cleft surgeons participated in the in-person case discussion. Eleven additional surgeons participated in the web-based survey. Participants had diverse tra

SUBMITTER: Rothermel AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8150164 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature