title: A new operation for velopharyngeal insufficiency: the palatoglossus myomucosal pharyngoplasty.
abstract: Myomucosal flaps employing the palatoglossi were used to correct posttonsillectomy velopharyngeal insufficiency because the palatopharyngeus were resected with the posterior tonsillar pillar. This new sphincter pharyngoplasty may have a role as a secondary option for treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency. It should be remembered that this operation has only been performed in a single patient without cleft palate, and, therefore, its application in the cleft population and its potential complication rate are unknown.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Los Angeles Medical Center, Calif.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Graivier
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fromwiller
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*