Open AccessCorrection of incomplete cleft palate by u-shaped flap palatoplasty
Author(s) -
Amin Mohamed Saleh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.70423
Subject(s) - palatoplasty , medicine , soft palate , hard palate , oral mucosa , respiratory mucosa , dissection (medical) , dentistry , nose , soft tissue , surgery , anatomy , airway
During cleft palate repair, velopharyngeal sphincter reconstruction is still a challenge to plastic surgeons. To improve results of surgical treatment of cleft palate and secondary velopharyngeal incompetence, a carefully designed modified procedure for palatoplasty is presented.