Flap Necrosis after Palatoplasty in Patients with Cleft Palate

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Unilateral cleft palate vascularization. 1: greater palatine artery; 2: descending palatine artery; 3: ascending palatine artery; 4: anterior palatine artery; 5: branches from infraorbital artery; 6: superior alveolar artery; 7: branches superior labial artery. A: vascular anastomoses between descending palatine artery and ascending palatine artery through lesser palatine vessels; B: vascular anastomoses between greater palatine artery and anterior palatine artery.