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Soft palate hematoma. [PDF]

Pan Afr Med J, 2022
Hematoma is an abnormal collection of blood outside the blood vessel. It occurs due to trauma or injury to the blood vessels. If there is great pressure within the blood vessel, the blood will continue to leak through the damaged wall and the hematoma will expand.
Baalann KP, Gurunathan N.
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Folded Radial Forearm Free Flap for the Reconstruction of Total Soft Palate Defects: Operative Technique [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Background:. The surgical plan to reconstruct the palate must be carefully prepared given the morphological peculiarity of the soft palate forming both the roof of the mouth and the floor of the nasal cavity.
Riccardo Nocini, MD, Vittorio Favero, MD, PhD, Gabriele Molteni, MD, Valentina Pinto, MD, PhD, Luigi Chiarini, MD, DDS, Pier Francesco Nocini, MD, DDS   +5 more
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Application of Berlin questionnaire in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome through soft palate morphology types [PDF]

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2022
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder characterized by intermittent complete and partial airway collapse, resulting in frequent episodes of apnea and hypopnea. The Berlin questionnaire (BQ) is a simple, inexpensive instrument used
Imit P Saluja, Ananya Bhargava, Apoorva Bhargava, Darshan R Prasad Hiremutt, Shobhit Saxena, Anagha Agrawal   +5 more
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Postoperative Outcome of Prelaminated Radial Forearm Free Flap for Soft Palate Reconstruction [PDF]

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Objectives One method for the reconstruction of the entire soft palate is to use prelaminated radial forearm flaps (PRFFF). In a two‐step procedure the back of the flap is first epithelialized with split‐skin and subsequently used for soft palate ...
Zhaojun Zhu, Felix Johnson, Amir Bolooki, Luca Engelmann, Naglaa Mansour, Andreas Knopf, Elias Scherer, Anna Stenzl, Benedikt Hofauer   +8 more
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Complete Agenesis of Right Half of Soft Palate—A Case Report [PDF]

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Agenesis of soft palate is an extremely rare occurrence and is usually seen in conjunction with other congenital anomalies like Nager syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, and multiple congenital anomalies.
Ishan Agnihotri, Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak
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Functional soft palate reconstruction. [PDF]

JPRAS Open
BACKGROUND: The excision of oropharyngeal carcinoma of more than 50% of the soft palate followed by static reconstruction may result in functional deficits, including velopharyngeal insufficiency, swallowing, and speech difficulties. We describe a functional soft palate reconstruction technique aimed at restoring aeromechanical and acoustic functions ...
Oetliker-Contin S, Ismail T, Osinga R, Burger M, Jakscha J, Fischer C, Muller L, Oranges CM, Schaefer DJ.   +8 more
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Congenital Palatal Fistula with Cleft of the Soft Palate. [PDF]

J West Afr Coll Surg, 2023
Congenital palatal fistula or perforation is rare, unlike the acquired form which commonly results from cleft palate repair. Congenital palatal fistulae are often associated with submucous cleft palate. Only a few of this fistulae are diagnosed shortly after birth.
Achebe JU, Okwesili OR, Onumaegbu OO.
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The “Kite-t-FAMMIF”: A Novel Technique for Reconstruction of Extensive Soft Palate Resection [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022
Summary:. Total soft palate reconstruction is a challenge for the head and neck surgeon. Velopharyngeal incompetence resulting from soft palate resection impairs both speech and swallowing and significantly affects the quality of life of the patients ...
Olindo Massarelli, MD, PhD, FEBOMFS, Claudio Carnevale, MD   +1 more
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The possible association between the types of soft palate and gag reflex: a preliminary study

Brazilian Dental Science, 2023
Objective: whether gag reflex, a common problem encountered during dental procedures, is associated with the different types of the soft palate has not been addressed so far.
Esam Halboub, Boshra Ahmed Sayed, Sarah Abdu Jaafari, Ghadah Khalid Abutaleb, Tahani Mohammed Arishi, Ahmed Hassan Khadhi, Bandar Mohammed Al-Makramani, Mohammed Alhajj   +7 more
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The Morphological Variation of the Soft Palate in Hospital Visiting Patients

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2022
Background: The soft palate anatomy of individuals can have a range of morphologies. Cephalometric analysis is a low-cost approach to analyze the soft palate in patients with or without developmental abnormalities.
Samarika Dahal, Sanjay Prasad Gupta, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Radha Baral, Srikant N, Abhishek Giri   +5 more
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