Submucous cleft palate.
We review 97 cases of SMCP, 79 of which were operated. The comparative results are presented. For those requiring surgery (i.e. those having hypernasality), it has been our experience that the use of a pharyngeal flap, alone or combined with a palatoplasty, is productive of better speech results than is a palatoplasty alone.
D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D013060:Speech; D013070:Speech Therapy; D014068:Tonsillectomy