The use of a vomerine flap for palatal lengthening: the modified Nagpur technique.
Considerable significance is attached to velar length in achieving velopharyngeal closure. A technique of palatal lengthening using a vomerine flap is described and its relative merits compared with other methods are discussed.
D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000637:transplantation*; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps