[A new surgical method for the treatment of velopharyngeal overgrowth].
The obstruction between meso- and epipharynx--caused by scarification--is to be considered as a major complication after tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy. Up to recently, this complication was paid little attention in medical publications. A new method in reconstructing the pars oralis pharyngis and the isthmus faucium by pedicled mucosal flaps, is presented here. By designing the adequate flaps, a normal nasopharyngeal passage can easily be achieved with this method, even in cases of total obstruction.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
Eine neue Operationsmethode zur Behandlung velopharyngealer Verwachsungen.