title: [Bilateral retrotonsillar velopexy. A new technique for corrective pharyngoplasty in open rhinolalia].
abstract: Open rhinolalia, a congenital or acquired phonatory abnormality, results from functional impotence of the soft palate and is a not infrequent disorder. Orthophony is often ineffective, and surgical procedures, including pharyngoplasty by means of a pharyngeal flap which provides the best results, are not very satisfactory. A new surgical technique, which has been named "bilateral retrotonsillar velopexy", is simple to perform a rapid and satisfactory functional results are obtained. The operation was performed in three patients with good results.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: La vélopexie rétrotonsillaire bilatérale. Nouvelle technique de pharyngoplastie correctrice des rhinolalies ouvertes.