Residual palatal fistulas are common after repair of palatal cleft
and tumar incision in palate and nasal cavity.
Repair of residual oronasal fistula is not always successful. Twolayer
closure techniques that close these fistulas with soft tissue
are a common practice. Turnover flaps are the most used flaps
and often the sole method for nasal side closure of fistula.
Anteriorly based inferior turbinate flap can be used to provide soft
tissue for nasal-side closure when turnover flaps will not provide
sufficient tissue for this purpose.
