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Primary Abbe Flap for Median Cleft Lip Deformity: New Trends on an Old Concept.

J Craniofac Surg

March 2016

*Center for Craniofacial Disorders, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Atlanta, GA†Advocate Children's Hospital, Park Ridge, IL.

Objective: The authors present our experience using primary Abbe flaps for median cleft lip.

Methods: The records of 9 patients who underwent primary Abbe flaps were reviewed for indications, operative details, and complications. Flap design is discussed, including the "W" method to facilitate columellar reconstruction.

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Sphincterplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in the Child Without a Cleft-Palate: Etiologies and Speech Outcomes.

J Craniofac Surg

October 2015

*Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University, New York †Center for Craniofacial Disorders, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Atlanta, GA ‡Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL §Center for Craniofacial Disorders, Speech Pathology Laboratory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Atlanta, GA ||Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Atlanta, GA.

The aim of this study is to report on speech outcomes following surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) on a broad spectrum of patients without a cleft palate. Inclusion criteria included patients without a cleft palate operated on by a single surgeon (JKW) over a 10-year period and postoperative speech evaluation within 1 year. All patients underwent a sphincter pharyngoplasty.

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