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Congenital palatal fistula: an isolated entity

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Traumatic and postoperative palatal fistulae are common, but congenital palatal fistula is the rarest of all deformities. A case of isolated congenital palatal fistula is reported with an attempt to correlate the presented malformation with embryologic development of the palate.

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  1. Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, N.S.C.B. Government Medical College, 292/293, Napier Town, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India

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Agarwal, P. Congenital palatal fistula: an isolated entity. Eur J Plast Surg 28, 290–292 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-004-0698-7

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