The modified superior based pharyngeal flap. Part I. Surgical technique.
The superior based pharyngeal flap operation for the correction of velopharyngeal incompetence is perhaps the most commonly employed operation used today in a majority of cleft palate centers. However, inconsistent results with this operation are commonplace. This is believed by most to be due to poor control of the lateral portals. Herein is a report of our approach to improve lateral portal control.
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Center for the Correction of Dentofacial Deformities, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas.
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*