A rationale for modifying the site of insertion of the orticochea pharyngoplasty.
A modification of the insertion level of Orticochea flaps is proposed. The purpose of the modification is to place the pharyngoplasty at a higher site, in the area of attempted velopharyngeal contact. The site of velopharyngeal contact can be identified using lateral radiographic techniques. A success rate of 93 percent was achieved in improved oral-nasal resonance balance when the pharyngoplasty was placed at a site in the nasopharynx.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery