TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of persistent halitosis after pharyngeal flap surgery
AU - Finkeistein, Yehuda
AU - Talmi, Yoav P.
AU - Zohar, Yuval
AU - Ophir, Dov
PY - 1993/11
Y1 - 1993/11
N2 - Pharyngeal flap surgery is the most common secondary palate surgery. Immediate postoperative complications include acute airway obstruction, croup, bleeding, and infection1-3 Delayed complications are usually associated with nasal obstruction1, 4 and obstructive sleep apnea3-8. Partial or complete separation of the flap,1 infection, hyponasality,4,9 and nasopharyngeal stenosis10 are other delayed complications. We present a very rare complication which posed a special diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
AB - Pharyngeal flap surgery is the most common secondary palate surgery. Immediate postoperative complications include acute airway obstruction, croup, bleeding, and infection1-3 Delayed complications are usually associated with nasal obstruction1, 4 and obstructive sleep apnea3-8. Partial or complete separation of the flap,1 infection, hyponasality,4,9 and nasopharyngeal stenosis10 are other delayed complications. We present a very rare complication which posed a special diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
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U2 - 10.1097/00006534-199311000-00029
DO - 10.1097/00006534-199311000-00029
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C2 - 8234515
AN - SCOPUS:0027432604
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 92
SP - 1176
EP - 1178
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
IS - 6
ER -