… of the pharyngeal flap in half soft palate resections, our results indicate that the additional
pharyngeal flap would be a benefit in half, three-quarter, and total soft palate reconstruction. …

… palatal mucomuscular flap and superiorly based posterior pharyngeal flap to reconstruct the
soft palate … in two patients with SCC of the soft palate. Satisfactory outcomes were obtained. …

… less than ½ of the soft palate were reconstructed with a pharyngeal flap and radial forearm
free flap (PHAR). Figure 1A demonstrates such a soft palate defect. The superior constrictor …

… of the soft palate who underwent subtotal or total resection of the soft palate and immediate
reconstruction with a free ALT and a superiorly based pharyngeal flap at our hospitals from …

… pharyngeal flap surgery in patients with cleft palate at least 6 months postoperatively and to
determine whether age or the flap … OSA associated with pharyngeal flap surgery is greater in …

… palate reconstruction following oropharyngeal resection warrants special attention and is best
performed with a pliable, folded fasciocutaneous flap (eg … a posterior pharyngeal flap. Both …

… was used in combination with a radial forearm free flap, pectoralis flap, and skin graft in 4,
2, and 1 patients, respectively. All flaps were successful in soft palate reconstruction. One flap …

… the levator veli palatini muscles into the hard palate.** In 1983 this … palate in patients
undergoing pharyngeal flap surgery for submucous cleft palate and other forms of congenital palatal …

… cleft palate. This paper reports on a follow-up study of eighty-two patients treated by the
posterior pharyngeal flap … the two principal types of pharyngeal flaps : those based superiorly (…

… 12 percent of patients following pharyngeal flap surgery. If a patient has … pharyngeal flap
surgery, we recommend take-down of the flap and waiting for healing of the velum and pharynx. …