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Trial reportOral and maxillofacial surgery2020

Comparison of two-flap palatoplasty plus intravelar veloplasty technique with and without double-layer Z-plasty on the soft palate length in children with cleft palate.

Shahin Abdollahi Fakhim, Masoud Nouri-Vaskeh, Faezeh Amiri, Nikzad Shahidi

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Shahin Abdollahi FakhimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1189-7760
Masoud Nouri-VaskehImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6656-0292
Faezeh AmiriDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Nikzad ShahidiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. nikzadsh@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-5452
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

purposeVelopharyngeal failure occurs as a result of a nasopharyngeal gap following inadequate velopharyngeal closure for structural or functional cause. We aimed to compare the soft palate length in two-flap palatoplasty with intravelar veloplasty (IVV) and two-flap palatoplasty with IVV plus double-layer Z-plasty combination in patients with cleft palate.

methodsThis clinical trial was conducted on infants aged 9 to 12 months with cleft palate in two groups. The method of two-flap palatoplasty with IVV technique and two-flap palatoplasty with IVV plus double-layer Z-plasty was compared in terms of soft palate length which was measured during operation and short-term complications.

resultsThis study was conducted on 62 infants including 30 patients in two-flap palatoplasty with IVV group and 32 patients in two-flap palatoplasty with IVV plus double-layer Z-plasty group. The soft palate length in two-flap palatoplasty and IVV with and without Z-plasty groups before surgery was 17.56 ± 2.05 and 17.68 ± 1.88 mm, respectively (P = 0.561). After surgery, the soft palate length was significantly higher in two-flap palatoplasty with IVV plus Z-plasty group (22.43 ± 2.73 mm vs. 20.56 ± 2.42 mm) (P = 0.032).

conclusionThe two-flap palatoplasty with IVV plus Z-plasty technique is a suitable method for increasing the palatal length in infants with cleft palate. On the other hand, the addition of Z-plasty method could increase the length of the palate. Moreover, the complications are very low and further trials for development of this method on patients with cleft palate are recommended. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER (TRN): IRCT2017032423559N11.

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Cleft PalatePlastic Surgery ProceduresVelopharyngeal InsufficiencyChildHumansInfantPalate, SoftTreatment OutcomeCleft lengthCleft lipCleft palatePalatoplastyVelopharyngeal function

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