A Single Institution 19 Year Comparison of Furlow and Straight Line Palatoplasty Techniques in Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.

Collean TrotterDylan G Choi Idean RoohaniSarah AlfeerawiPriyanka NaiduPasha ShakooriArtur FahradyanJessica A LeeWilliam P MageeMark M UrataJeffrey A Hammoudeh

Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2024)

This study compares the effect of Furlow and SLR on speech outcomes and fistula rates in patients with BCLP. Our findings suggest that SLR resulted in an almost three times lower rate of velopharyngeal dysfunction requiring surgical intervention in patients with BCLP, while fistula rates remained similar.

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randomized controlled trial
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