Determination of safety margin of nasal septum osteotomy for sphenoid sinus in cleft lip and palate patients

• Main Authors: Ergin Ozturk (Author), Gorkem Tekin (Author), Nesrin Saruhan Kose (Author), Mehmet Ugurlu (Author), Elif Bilgir (Author), Omur Dereci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nasal septum osteotomy is used for separating the nasal septum and maxilla during a Le Fort I osteotomy. If this osteotomy is applied too high or is tilted into the nasal cavity, the sphenoid sinus and various adjacent vital structures may be damaged, and serious bleeding, neurol...