Single-stage Palatal Lengthening Using Modified Buccinator Myomucosal and Buccal Fat Flaps

Summary:. Surgical treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) after primary palatoplasty poses a difficult challenge in cleft care management. Traditional treatment options have shown improved speech outcomes but oftentimes lead to airway obstruction by constriction of the posterior pharynx. Th...

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Main Authors: Kareem M. Termanini, MD, Marina A. Lentskevich, BS, Simon Moradian, MD, Arun K. Gosain, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005200