title: The role of anatomic measurements of velopharynx in the indication of velopharyngeal insufficiency surgical repair.
abstract: The article is focused on an evaluation of some anatomic features of velopharynx (e.g. pharyngeal depth, velar length) that are evaluated together with dynamic clinical examinations before surgery to predict the best indication for pharyngoplasty. (Tab. 3, Fig. 2, Chart 2, Ref. 10.)
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. kokavec@nspr.sk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kokavec
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hedera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery