Effects of adult cleft palate surgery combined with pharyngoplasty / 口腔疾病防治

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To assess the voice recoverment of pharynplasty given at the same time with the velopharyngeal closure surgery.@*Methods@#36 cases of cleft palate patients aged 18-32 years were divided into control group (18 cases) and experimental group (18 cases). Only cleft palate surgery was given in the control group, while pharyngoplasty combined with the palate closure surgery were given in the experimental group. Wound healing assessment were performed after 1 week , and voice improvement were compared in the 2 groups after 3 months.@*Results@#Well wound healings without any infections were achieved in all the cases, except for 1 case had a palate dehiscence 1 week after the operation. Dysarthria and nasal leak were improved significantly in the experiment group (P < 0.05), however the nasal resonance improvement between the 2 groups were not significantly different (P > 0.05).@*Conclusion@#Adult cleft palate surgery combined with the pharyngeal angioplasty is a recommended method.