The quantitative evaluation of palatal elongation after Furlow palatoplasty

Furlow technique for treatment of soft palate fistula

“…This technique is reported to improve the VPC by increasing the length of the soft palate approximating it from the posterior pharyngeal wall. Also by redirecting the levator muscle fibers from vertical to horizontal orientation, it seems to improve the palatal mobility [19][20][21]. Our study showed complete closure of all fistulas at first attempt with no recurrence.…”

“…In this study, we selected Furlow double opposing Z-plasty technique in closure of soft palatal fistula as it improves velar movement and consequently improves VPC through reconstruction of levator sling and palatal lengthening [19][20][21]31]. Auditory perceptual assessment and nasometric study showed a significant postoperative improvement of speech and nasalance score.…”

Prospective Evaluation of the Outcome of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Therapy after Simultaneous Double Z-Plasty and Sphincter Pharyngoplasty

“…This was used to measure the distance between the posterior margin of the hard palate and the tip of the uvula with the patient on the operating table prior to and after the operation, as well as at the follow-up examination. In children, the palate was anesthetized with a local anesthetic in order to abolish reflexes [30,31] .…”

Furlow's Palatoplasty for Cleft Palate Repair

“…The major advantages of Furlow's Palatoplasty are excellent lengthening without the use of tissue from the hard palate [4,7,9,18]. Complete division of the palatal aponeurosis, precise dissection of the muscles and transverse orientation of the muscles is possible [4][5][6][7]9].…”