Correction of poor speech due to a low pharyngeal flap attachment by a V-Y advancement procedure.
Four post cleft palate patients with persistent hypernasality resulting from low superiorly based pharyngeal flap attachments were operated on using a V-Y Advancement procedure. In each patient, the tethering effect of the flap on the soft palate was overcome. Gratifying correction of hypernasality was achieved and articulation ability considerably improved. Long-term follow-up results are not yet available as our experience with this procedure extends over a period of only two years in all.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000502:physiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013060:Speech; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000601:surgery*