… patient with a first diagnosis of a soft palate squamous cell carcinoma (SPSCC), who underwent
a tumoral resection with a free flap reconstruction, from February 2013 to July 2017. For …

… and swallowing function were used to evaluate radial forearm free flaps for soft palate
reconstruction. Although speech intelligibility approached levels of preoperative function, nasality …

… and compares the functional results in a study with patients undergoing soft palate resection
for … free flap for soft palate reconstruction. Seven patients had one quarter or one half soft …

… standard for palatal reconstruction because it … functional advantage relative to prosthetic
rehabilitation, this study represents the first attempt, to our knowledge, to comparatively evaluate …

… treated by 3 different reconstructive flaps for their soft palate defect. Postoperative speech …
function of the soft palate, the different flap reconstructions, and postoperative function. The 1-…

… Buccinator myomucosal island flaps represent a valuable functional oropharyngeal option
for reconstruction, requiring a short operating time and presenting a low donor site morbidity …

… swallowing function was evaluated at least 6 months after surgery. Each functional evaluation
was … Add on functional evaluation, they interviewed patients themselves and their family …

… 12; in this study, however, we have applied the radial forearm fasciocutaneous free flap
for closure of small to medium-sized palatal defects and evaluated the impact of free flap …

… evaluation and completed functional and quality of life questionnaires. Functional evaluation
… nasopharynx in patients submitted to regional flap reconstruction or primary closure (53.9 %…

… In a retrospective and prospective case series, this study evaluated the surgical outcomes
of 72 patients undergoing surgical resection and reconstruction of the hard and soft palate …