Open AccessPostoperative evaluation of the folded pharyngeal flap operation for cleft palate patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency
Author(s) -
Hidemi Yoshimasu,
Yutaka Satō,
Takashi Mishimagi,
Akihide Negishi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.161066
Subject(s) - medicine , velopharyngeal insufficiency , pharyngeal flap , pharynx , surgery , phonation , audiology
Velopharyngeal function is very important for patients with cleft palate to acquire good speech. For patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency, prosthetic speech appliances and speech therapy are applied first, and then pharyngeal flap surgery to improve velopharyngeal function is performed in our hospital. The folded pharyngeal flap operation was first reported by Isshiki and Morimoto in 1975. We usually use a modification of the original method.