The pharyngeal flap is the most popular surgical treatment for velopharyngeal
incompetence following cleft palate repair. Presented in this article is an approach
which matches the width of the pharyngeal flap to the velopharyngeal gap. Results of
120 cases treated by this method are presented.
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