Defects of the soft palate often occur after extirpative procedures are performed to treat
oropharyngeal cancers. These defects usually result in velopharyngeal insufficiency and an …

Background Speech and swallowing problems due to velopharyngeal incompetence may
follow soft palate resection and reconstruction. Over the past 3 years, we have developed …

Objectives To compare the velopharyngeal function, swallowing and speech of the
conventional and modified radial forearm free flap (RFFF) for soft palate reconstruction …

[Oropharyngeal reconstruction with radial forearm free flap: functional results]. - Abstract -
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Background. Although prosthetic obturation is the “gold standard” for restoration of hard‐
palate defects, obturators can be problematic. We present 10 cases of palatal reconstruction …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the treatment and prognosis of the
palatomaxillary reconstruction with titanium mesh and the free radial forearm flap. STUDY …

The use of a free vascularised fascio-cutaneous radial forearm flap in combination with a
cranially based pharyngeal flap for soft palate reconstruction has not been previously …

Defects of the soft palate resulting from head and neck oncologic surgery traditionally have
been rehabilitated using a prosthetic obturator. In general, the results of soft palate …

We attempted to reconstruct dynamic palatal function using a radial forearm–palmaris
longus tenocutaneous free flap in conjunction with a pharyngeal flap for a postoncologic …

Background The soft palate functions as a valve and helps generate the oral pressure
required for normal speech resonance. Speech problems and nasal regurgitation can result …