Direct endoscopic assessment of cleft palate repairs.
The value of nasopharyngeal endoscopy in assessing the function of the soft palate in speech is discussed. The apparatus required and the method used are both described in some detail. The view through the endoscope in relation to the normal and abnormal palatal functions is reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011859:Radiography