title: [Preliminary results of nasality tests in patients wtih cleft palate after operations performed with different surgical methods].
abstract: The study analyses results of tests carried out in a group of 82 patients with cleft palate defect after operations performed with different surgical methods. In the primary plastic group--the minimal degree of nasality was observed among patients after vomer flaps aged 2-3 years. The next group of patients after secondary surgical operations of phoniatric indication--better results were observed where Orticochea method was applied. The author expects to obtain more credible effects based on wider prospective and retrospective clinical observation.
authors.affiliation: Szpital Chirurgii Plastycznej w Polanicy Zdroju.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wójcicka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014833:Voice Quality
vernacular_title: Wstepne wyniki badań nosometrycznych u chorych z rozszczepem podniebienia operowanych róznymi metodami.