[Clinical analysis of @entity1739 in XXXX with folded pharyngeal flap].

@entity1 @entity154 @entity1032 @entity66 @entity1739 @entity1442 @entity348 @entity2419
Subjects were 51 @entity1 undergoing folded pharyngeal flap surgery for @entity1739 at the Department of Otolaryngology of Kagawa Medical University between August 1985 and July 2001. @entity66 were @entity2419 in 27 (53%), @entity2419 in 8 (16%), and @entity1739 in 16 (31%). In history, 31% with @entity1739 , 25% with @entity2419 , and 11% with @entity2419 had @entity154 . In addition, 56% with @entity1739 , 38% with @entity2419 , and 15% with @entity2419 had @entity1032 , indicating that it occurred with high frequency in @entity1 with @entity1739 . The postoperative improvement of nasality was investigated in 48 @entity1 whose progress could be observed for more than 1 year. Of 39 preoperatively diagnosed with advanced velopharyngeal dysfunction, 34 (87%) showed improved nasality. Of 9 with preoperatively @entity348 , 8 (89%) improved nasality. The blowing test showed no difference in results between @entity1 who had advanced and @entity348 . Articulation on speech level improved to be normal in 78% of @entity1 with @entity348 , but only in 46% of those with @entity1442 . Improvement of articulation on a speech level was high (86%) in @entity1 with @entity2419 , but low in @entity1 with @entity1739 who had @entity1032 . Further study is required to detail postoperative prognosis factors.
