Open AccessAspergillosis associated with surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion
Author(s) -
Erol Cansız,
Emine Demet Akbaş,
Sabri Cemil İşler
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.196145
Subject(s) - medicine , orthognathic surgery , aspergillosis , complication , surgery , dentistry , immunology
Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE) is one of the most common orthognathic surgery operations for the treatment of maxillary transverse deficiencies. Although this operation is considered technically simple and has low complication rate, predisposing factors can complicate the postoperative period. In this case report, fistula formation and aspergillosis after SARPE operation were presented.