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Palate abnormalities in Chilean patients with chromosome 22q11 microdeletion syndrome

, 2012
Centro de Genética y GenómicaOBJECTIVE: Chromosome 22q11 microdeletion syndrome (del22q11) is the most frequent microdeletion syndrome in humans, with an estimated incidence of 1/4000. It is recognized as a common identifiable cause of cleft palate.
Guzman, Luisa, Vasquez, Marcos, Lay-Son, Guillermo, Puga, Alonso, Palomares, Mirta, Repetto, Gabriela   +5 more
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Consistency in Clinical Reporting of Nasopharyngoscopy Findings: A Multisite Study

Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is caused by incomplete closure of the velum against the posterior pharyngeal wall during phonation and can cause speech to sound hypernasal.
Stewart, Emma K.
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Nasopharyngoscopic Evaluation of Velopharyngeal Closure During Speech

Definitive oronasal separation through closure of the velopharyngeal (VP) sphincter is necessary for the development of normal speech and feeding. Individuals with velopharyngeal incompetence or insufficiency often exhibit hypernasal speech, poor speech ...
Paolucci, Nicholas M., Slavin, Blaire V., Coelho, Paulo G., Thaller, Seth R., Nayak, Vasudev Vivekanand, Mirsky, Nicholas A., Younis, Ramzi T.   +6 more
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Feasibility of Two Proposed Efficacy Studies

, 2020
Objective Feasibility findings for two study proposals are reported. Both investigate efficacy of Prolonged Nasal Cul-de-Sac with High Pressure Speech Acts (PiNCH therapy) on velopharyngeal (VP) function with pre-peri- and post therapy imaging.
Ribeiro, Nicolette, Fisher, Helene Rosman   +1 more
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Treatment of Stress Velopharyngeal Incompetence With Injection of Hyaluronic Acid

, 2017
Stress velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI) is a challenging clinical entity that can be managed by a variety of surgical and nonsurgical approaches. We describe the case of a clarinetist who presented with nasal air escape while playing. She had successful
Steven Koprowski, Michael J. VanLue, Michael E. McCormick   +2 more
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Adult Epiglottitis as an Often Overlooked, Life-threatening Condition Requiring Special Airway Consideration; a Case Report

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
After the implementation of vaccination against Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib), adult patients comprise the majority of patients with acute epiglottitis.
Hamzah Adel Ramawad, Robert Seatherton, Jessica Chineme   +2 more
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Evaluation of the disinfection efficacy of automated flexible endoscope reprocessors for flexible nasopharyngoscopy: comparison of different disinfectants

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundAlthough automated flexible endoscope reprocessors (AER) have been widely used for reprocessing flexible nasopharyngoscopes (FNPs), the disinfection efficacy remains influenced by multiple factors.
Puyue Zhang, Puyue Zhang, Zhengqi Zhong, Xiaorong Cai, Lihua Yang, Qiuqiong Li, Aitian Tang   +6 more
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Is nasopharyngoscopy necessary in adult‐onset otitis media with effusion? [PDF]

The Laryngoscope, 2013
Phat T, Dang, Samuel P, Gubbels
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Speech and velopharyngeal function in patients with hypernasality : an investigation utilizing listener judgments, instrumental analysis (NORAM), multiview videoradiography and nasopharyngoscopy

, 1997
This investigation evaluated how velopharyngeal function and speech deficiencies related to velo pharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) were influenced by a) type of cleft, b) site and size of oronasal fistulas and c) pharyngeal flaps.
Jonas Karling (19527412)
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Injection Pharyngoplasty With Autologous Fat as Treatment for Stress Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in Brass and Woodwind Musicians.

, 2017
Importance: Stress velopharyngeal insufficiency (SVPI) is an uncommon but often career-threatening condition affecting professional brass and woodwind musicians.
Syamal, Mausumi N, MD, Bryson, Paul C
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