Clinical Results of Re-pushback Procedure as the Secondary Surgery for Cleft Palate
Nineteen patients with cleft palate, with or without cleft lip, who received re-pushback surgery for chronic velo-pharyngeal dysfunction were examined for speech production, velopharyngealf unction and cephalometricf indings. Of the 19 subjects,15 (79%)gained normal resonation and 14 (74%) showed no...
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Published in | Journal of Japanese Cleft Palate Association Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 322 - 328 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Japanese |
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Japanese Cleft Palate Association
31.10.1999
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ISSN | 0386-5185 2186-5701 |
DOI | 10.11224/cleftpalate1976.24.3_322 |
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Summary: | Nineteen patients with cleft palate, with or without cleft lip, who received re-pushback surgery for chronic velo-pharyngeal dysfunction were examined for speech production, velopharyngealf unction and cephalometricf indings. Of the 19 subjects,15 (79%)gained normal resonation and 14 (74%) showed normal or nearnormal speech. Fifteen (79%)gained sufficient velopharyngeal function and 2 (11%) showed moderate velopharyngeal function. Of the 10 subjects whose pre- and postoperative cephalograms were available, the ratio between velum length (PMF-U) and velopharyngeal distance (PMF-PPW) was increased in 8 (80%) and decreased in 2 (20%). In the latter 2 subjects, palatal fistula was developed after operation. In case of the patients without fistula, the velum was extended 0.7-0.9cm postoperatively and tended to lengthen with growth. |
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ISSN: | 0386-5185 2186-5701 |
DOI: | 10.11224/cleftpalate1976.24.3_322 |