Bilateral unipedicle flaps combined with levator sling plasty for the repair of complete cleft palate at the age of 6 - 12 months.
- Author:
Wei HUANG
1
;
Lan-Yun FENG
;
Hai-Hua XU
;
Jing YOU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Cleft Palate; surgery; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Muscle, Skeletal; transplantation; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; methods; Surgical Flaps; Treatment Outcome
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2008;24(4):279-281
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo repair the complete cleft palate with the most popular technique at optimal time.
METHODSBilateral unipedicle flaps (Bardach method) combined with levator sling plasty were employed to repair complete cleft palate at the age of 6 - 12 months. Computer-aided FFT vocal analysis was performed before and after surgery.
RESULTSAll patients had primary wound healing without any complication. The FFT vocal analysis showed great improvement in velopharyngeal incompetence after surgery.
CONCLUSIONSIt is technically safe and feasible to repair the complete cleft palate at the age of 6 - 12 months with bilateral unipedicle flaps. Encouraging speech improvement can be expected with this method.
