Assessment of the efficacy and analysis of prognostic factors of flap division for postoperative airway obstruction following posterior pharyngeal flap.

Flap division is an effective measure for improving postoperative airway obstruction and hyponasality following pharyngeal flap, although some patients may continue to experience persistent airway obstruction and develop hypernasality after division. Age at surgery and adenoid hypertrophy are prognostic factors for persistent airway obstruction following flap division. Unilateral/bilateral nasal airway obstruction and BMI are related factors for post-operative hypernasality.