Functional soft palate reconstruction: a comprehensive surgical approach

H Seikaly, J Rieger, J Zalmanowitz… - Head & Neck …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
… The SPIR modification provided timely restoration of function as is reflected in our early
postoperative functional outcome measures. Functional separation of the oral and nasal cavities …

Immediate reconstruction of soft palate defects after ablative surgery and evaluation of postoperative function: an analysis of 45 consecutive patients

M Lv, Y Shen, J Li, C Zhang, H Zhu, J Sun - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial …, 2014 - Elsevier
… on the reconstruction of different soft palate defects with … an evaluation of the postoperative
functional outcomes. The … immediate reconstruction of various defect types of the soft palate

Functional outcome in soft palate reconstruction using a radial forearm free flap in conjunction with a superiorly based pharyngeal flap

JS Brown, AC Zuydam, DC Jones… - Head & Neck …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
… sal lining of the reconstructed soft palate contracts during the healing … reconstructed soft
palate and posterior pharyngeal wall. This effect is likely to be increased during postoperative

Does palatal muscle reconstruction affect the functional outcome of cleft palate surgery?

ME Hassan, S Askar - Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2007 - journals.lww.com
functional results regarding velopharyngeal competence and eustachian tube function,
although the incidence of postoperative palatal … in the palatal muscle reconstruction subgroup. …

Palatal reconstruction with the palatal island flap

BA Moore, E Magdy, JL Netterville… - The …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… the optimal techniques allowing maximal postoperative function with minimal morbidity. The
palatal island flap in palatomaxillary reconstruction, focusing on the postoperative functional

Hard and soft palate reconstruction

PG van der Sloot - Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
… of ability to reconstruct the dynamic function of the soft palate … have shown promise in soft
palate reconstruction without the … of reconstructive modalities as they impact postoperative

Functional outcomes of soft palate reconstruction after oncologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A De Virgilio, E Bellini, GM Pace, A Costantino… - European Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
… Nevertheless, more specific postoperative functional deficiencies like VPI and HN owns
higher incidences, potentially affecting the quality of the swallowing and speaking …

Reconstruction of the hard palate using the radial forearm free flap: indications and outcomes

EM Genden, DI Wallace, D Okay… - Head & Neck: Journal …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
postoperative function after rehabilitation of hard-palate defect using a radial forearm free
flap (RFFF) reconstruction. … an obturator) and postoperatively (after RFFF reconstruction), the …

[HTML][HTML] Functional benefit after modification of radial forearm free flap for soft palate reconstruction

JH Kim, HR Chu, JM Kang, WJ Bae… - Clinical and …, 2008 - synapse.koreamed.org
… But we did not compare the swallowing function between postoperative radiation and
postoperative non-radiation group because the size of postoperative non-radiation group (n=2) is …

[HTML][HTML] Palatal mucoperiosteal island flaps for palate reconstruction

HY Kim, J Hwang, WJ Lee, TS Roh… - … of Craniofacial Surgery, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… In a functional analysis of 45 consecutive patients, Lv et al. [12] … soft palate postoperative
function following reconstruction. These results indicated no significant difference in functional