TY - BOOK AU - Mohamed Ahmed Abdeltawab AU - Hossam Eldessouky , AU - Tarek Kamel , AU - Usama Abdelnaseer , TI - Furlow ( Z ) palatoplasty versus two - flaps paltoplasty in cleft palate patients / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Mohamed Ahmed Abdeltawab , KW - Cleft palate KW - Furlow ( Z ) plasty KW - Palatoplasty N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of E. N. T; Issued also as CD N2 - Many methods of cleft palate repair have been described . Two effective methods are commonly used for repair of soft palate clefs : the two flaps ( Wardill - Kilner V - Y pushback ) and the Furlow double opposing Z - plasty ; each has advantages and disadvantages . The aim of this study was to compare between the V - Y push back technique and the Furlow Z - plasty technique regarding effectiveness in palatal Reconstruction , improvement of velopharyngeal closure and Eustachian tube function in cases of incomplete cleft palate UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -