Furlow Palatoplasty-Double Opposing Z-Plasty
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An anatomic evaluation of the furlow double opposing Z-plasty technique of cleft palate repair.
The aim of this investigation was to examine velar anatomy following the Furlow double opposing Z-plasty in order to analyse the theoretical effects of this technique. Thirty patients with cleft lip and/or cleft palate who underwent primary Furlow palatoplasties between 1989 and 1994 were reviewed. The mean age at the time of surgery was 6.4 months. Evaluation was performed at a mean time of 2....
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BACKGROUND Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) may persist after primary repair of the cleft palate, and surgical correction is necessary in many cases. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of double opposing Z-plasty (DOZ) in cleft palate patients suffering from VPI after primary two-flap palatoplasty. METHODS Between March 1999 and August 2005, we identified 82 patients who un...
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Cleft lip and cleft palate has got a high incidence in Asian births. There are different techniques for closure of the cleft. The furlows double opposing Z-plasty repair of cleft palate was first described by Leonard Furlow in 1978. Here we present 2 case of cleft palate treated with Furlows double opposing Zplasty.
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0019-5421,0973-7707
DOI: 10.1007/bf02994668