Dr. Saadallah M. Al – Zacko MD , FRCS

Dr. Tawfeeq Waleed MD

We operated on 16 patient during 1 year period and the data collection was as usual name ,age , sex , cleft width ,type of cleft according to Veau classification, time for dissection and time for closure , and length gained with post-operative complication.

ConclusionFurlow palatal repair is a new technique and

probably this was the first study of this procedure on a group of patients

ConclusionFurlow palatal repair is a new technique and

probably this was the first study of this procedure on a group of patients

ConclusionFurlow palatal repair is a new technique and

probably this was the first study of this procedure on a group of patients

ConclusionFurlow palatal repair is a new technique and

probably this was the first study of this procedure on a group of patients

ResultThe intra-operative elongation ranged from 0.6 to 1.4 cm., and the time for dissection and suturing varied from 60 to 90 min , with a shorter operation time towards the few last cases.

Complication was few and ranged from single oronasal fistula and another case of mild per-operative bleeding with partial loss of anterior mucosal flap that was treated conservatively .

discussion-Furlow operation use the soft palate tissue to get lengthening and for secondary lengthening to treat VP incompetence.-Results obtained was less than that achieved by others due to limited experience.-Poor follow up.-Palatal measurement affected by edema of injection.

-Age problem and its consequences on palatal repair -Speech improvement is noticed due to proper velopharyngeal competence .-Time can be shorter with experience and it's not difficult to learn.-The advantage of good maxillary growth of this procedure over other procedures could not be assessed .

ConclusionFurlow palatal repair is a new technique and probably this was the first study of this

procedure on a group of patients. It is a fairly easy technique that demands careful dissection and suturing and complication can be

improved with practice