[Pharyngolplasty by transposition of the posterior tonsillar pillar (author's transl)]

13 children suffering from velo-pharyngeal insufficiency were operated. A transposition of the posterior pillar was carried out. After exposing the principle of the method, the anatomical bases of the operation and the operation technique used are described. The pharyngeal sphincter thus reconstituted has nearly always resulted in an improvement in the phonation in these subjects.