Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION OF VELOPHARYNGEAL CLOSURE AFTER PHARYNGOPLASTY

구개인두형성술후 비내시경 검사

  • Choi, Byung-Ho (Department of Oral & maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentstry Yonsei University) ;
  • Jeong, Sang-Hoon (Department of Oral & maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentstry Yonsei University)
  • 최병호 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강악안면 외과학교실(원주기독병원)) ;
  • 정상훈 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강악안면 외과학교실(원주기독병원))
  • Published : 1995.06.30
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Abstract

Five patients underwent surgery to treat velopharyngeal incompetence with an inferiorly based pharyngeal flap, and were evaluated postoperatively with a nasoendoscopy. In all patients, velopharyngeal closure occurred during speech of fricative sounds and swallowing. During speech of closed vowel sounds, patients younger than 10 years of age, compared with patients more than 20 years of age, demonstrated a grater improvement in velopharyngeal closure postoperatively. The present study supported the concept that an early pharyngoplasty should be made to obtain improved speech and articulation.

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