The uvulopalatal flap for reconstruction of the soft palate

MB Gillespie, DW Eisele - The Laryngoscope, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… of 18 patients reconstructed with the uvulopalatal flap at a single institution over a … uvulopalatal
flap can be used in combination with other flaps for limited lateral defects of the soft palate

Reconstruction of the soft palate by uvulopalatal flap

Y Zohar, N Buler, Y Shvilli, R Sabo - The Laryngoscope, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
… of lateral soft palate defect using an uvulopalatal flap without aggravating the … uvulopalatal
flap is most appropriate for small to moderate defects in which a portion of the soft palate

Modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: the extended uvulopalatal flap

HY Li, KK Li, NH Chen, PC Wang - American journal of otolaryngology, 2003 - Elsevier
… the palatine tonsil, uvula, a portion of the soft palate, and the lateral pharyngeal wall is the
most … uvulopalatal flap (EUPF) technique designed to remove the adipose tissue of soft palate

The uvulopalatal flap

TC Huntley - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and …, 2000 - Elsevier
… describes a relatively new palatal technique, a one-stage uvulopalatal flap, which can be …
advancement flap is combined with advancement of the lateral free edges of the soft palate

[HTML][HTML] Soft palate reconstruction using bilateral palatal mucomuscular flap and pharyngeal flap after resection of squamous cell carcinoma

JS Kim, HJ Jo, NG Kim, KS Lee - Archives of plastic surgery, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
… such as uvulopalatal flap [[4]], buccal mucosal flap [[5]], and radial forearm free … palatal
mucomuscular flap and superiorly based posterior pharyngeal flap to reconstruct the soft palate

Uvulopalatal flap for obstructive sleep apnea: short‐term and long‐term results

C Neruntarat - The Laryngoscope, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
soft palate collapsed against posterior pharyngeal wall greater than half of cross-section
area with the maneuver and cephalometric analysis showed elongation of the soft palate

A reversible uvulopalatal flap for snoring and sleep apnea syndrome

N Powell, R Riley, C Guilleminault, R Troell - Sleep, 1996 - academic.oup.com
… free edges of the soft palate was combined with a conservative palatal mucosal resection
and uvular advancement. This is described as a uvulopalatal flap (UPF) or "flap" procedure. …

Uvulopalatal flap for snoring on an outpatient basis

C Neruntarat - Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
soft palate and a significant reduction in the palatal width. The reposition and stabilization of
the uvula on the soft palate … Postoperative scarring additionally stabilized the soft palate and …

Uvulopalatal flap

C Neruntarat - Rhinologic and sleep apnea surgical techniques, 2007 - Springer
… The mucosa, submucosa with glands, and fat on the lingual surface of the uvula and soft
palate are stripped away from the muscular layers beginning at the top corner in the soft palate (…

Three-dimensional computed tomography and polysomnography findings after extended uvulopalatal flap surgery for obstructive sleep apnea

HY Li, KK Li, NH Chen, CJ Wang, YF Liao… - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
… of the submucosal adipose tissue of the soft palate and supratonsillar areas, and
imbrications and repositioning of the denuded uvulopalatal flap. Polysomnography (PSG) and 3-…