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dc.contributor.authorMendonca, Derek A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-08T06:35:40Z
dc.date.available2022-02-08T06:35:40Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.other204-2021.105
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.mbru.ac.ae/handle/1/817
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Current primary cleft nose correction techniques are associated with a significant rate of long term alarm collapse. The nasal lining on the cleft side has been observed to be distorted and deficient. Nasal endoscopy was used to map the two dimensional topography of the anterior nasal airway lining in a normal and patient with unilateral cleft lip. The vestibular nasal subunit was noted to have a triple structural overlap (Lateral crus, valve and vestibule units). A nasal lining subunit based surgical strategy was designed, based on the subunit principle. The lateral crural tethering was re- leased and differential repositioning of the cartilage/lining complex performed. The difference in domal height between the cleft and non-cleft sides was translated into a superior and medial advancement of the cartilage/lining composite subunit. The valve sub-unit defect was resurfaced with a vermilion full thickness graft, taken at the time of primary cleft lip repair. Primary septal relocation was performed and no percutaneous cartilage sutures were done. Pre and post-operative anthropometry measurements were obtained, and repeated at follow up. Complete nasal correction was seen in the unilateral cleft lip patient and was noted to be stable at 1 year follow-up. A novel nasal cartilage/lining subunit topographical map is proposed and forms the basis for a surgical strategy.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCleft noseen_US
dc.subjectPrimaryen_US
dc.subjectUnilateralen_US
dc.subjectCartilage lining subuniten_US
dc.subjectAnatomical composite subuniten_US
dc.titleAn anatomical composite nasal lining subunit technique in primary cleft nose correctionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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