| Furlow palatoplasty for previously repaired cleft palate with velopharyngeal insufficiency Aug 9th 2015, 00:46, by Mosaad Abdel-Aziz, Ahmed Nassar, Mohammed Rashed, Nader Naguib, Abdel-Rahman El-Tahan Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a common complication after cleft palate repair, it may be due to lack of levator sling reconstruction and/or palatal shortening. Furlow palatoplasty has the advantages of retro-positioning of levator palati muscles and palatal lengthening. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of Furlow palatoplasty in the treatment of VPI in patients who undergone previous palatoplasty. |
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