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Furlow's Palatoplasty for Cleft Palate Repair
1Ex-Classified Specialist Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery, Dept of Plastic Surgery, Command Hospital (EC), Kolkata 700 027.
Background:
The major drawbacks of standard procedures of palatoplasty have been inadequate palatal lengthening, velopharyngeal incompetence, impaired maxillary growth with mid-face retrusion and high fistula rates. The Furlow's double opposing Z-plasty is accepted as one of the better procedures for treating cleft palates.
Methods:
This paper compared Furlow's procedure to Veau Kilner Wardill's procedure performed on 63 patients from July 2000 till February 2005.
Results:
The results were compared in terms of the fistula rates, palatal lengthening, nasal regurgitation, velopharyngeal incompetence, improvement in speech, hearing and maxillary growth.
Conclusions:
The Furlow's technique offered better results irrespective of the age, type and extent of the cleft in the palate.
