title: Sphincter pharyngoplasty for correction of velopharyngeal incompetence.
abstract: Sphincter pharyngoplasty is our procedure of choice for cases of velopharyngeal incompetence with good mobility of the lateral pharyngeal walls. The technique and results in 16 patients are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D013060:Speech; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*