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 +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 +5 more
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Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2017 Pathologic anatomy of the soft palate, part 2: The soft tissue lever arm, pathology, and reconstruction. In part two, we consider the soft tissue components of the soft palate: Epithelium, fascia, muscles, arterial supply, and innervation.
Michael H Carstens
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Complete Agenesis of Right Half of Soft Palate—A Case Report [PDF]
Indian Journal of Plastic SurgeryAgenesis 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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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 +1 more
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Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2019 Aim of Study: The aim of the study was to evaluate the morphology of soft palate in different stages of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients using digital lateral cephalogram.
Supriya Rathore +5 more
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Traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia of the soft palate: An unusual clinical presentation. [PDF]
JAAD Case Rep, 2022 Shokravi A, Özcan K, Ko YCK.
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 The roles of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling in palatogenesis were well documented in the developing hard palate; however, little is known about how BMP signaling regulates the development of soft palate. In this study, we overexpressed Noggin
Jiamin Deng +23 more
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection for a soft-palate lesion with use of a small-bore tracheal tube combined with floss traction [PDF]
EndoscopySha Shi, Junhua Ye, Qian Feng
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Soft Palate Reconstruction Using Bilateral Palatal Mucomuscular Flap and Pharyngeal Flap after Resection of Squamous Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012 Squamous cell carcinoma infrequently occurs at the soft palate. Although various methods can be used for reconstruction of soft palate defects that occur after resecting squamous cell carcinoma, it is difficult to obtain satisfactory results from the ...
Jun Sik Kim +3 more
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