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Surgery for Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2017Objective: This systematic review sought to evaluate the consensus in the literature regarding the surgical management of VPD and to determine whether a particular procedure results in superior speech outcome or less morbidity Design ...
Catherine, de Blacam +2 more
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Surgical management of velopharyngeal dysfunction
Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2015Velopharyngeal insufficiency can be a postoperative sequela or congenital. Velopharyngeal insufficiency is defined as a degree of nasality that interferes with resonance quality and comprehensibility. The diagnosis and preoperative evaluation is contingent on collaborative evaluation between the surgeon and speech-language pathologist.
Dhave Setabutr, Craig Senders
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Speech Patterns of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
1989The purpose of this chapter is to acquaint the non-speech-language pathologist with speech characteristics that are symptomatic of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Our intent is not to furnish the reader with an all-encompassing description of “cleft palate speech” but to broadly define issues and terms.
M. Leon Skolnick, Ellen R. Cohn
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Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
2019The surgical correction of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) seeks to augment the deficient aspect of the velopharyngeal apparatus. The objective of the sphincter pharyngoplasty is to narrow the velopharyngeal gap transversely by addressing lateral pharyngeal wall motion.
Donald S. Mowlds, Raj M. Vyas
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Surgical Management of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
2012Successful surgical management of velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) depends upon precise diagnosis and careful selection of operative technique. Because of the complex, multifactorial nature of this disorder, its management is best conducted in the context of an experienced, interdisciplinary team.
Richard E. Kirschner +4 more
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Velopharyngeal function and dysfunction.
Clinics in communication disorders, 1993The concepts regarding velopharyngeal function, the production of disordered nasalization, and the management of velopharyngeal dysfunction can be summarized as follows: 1. Although the function of the velopharyngeal mechanism is critical to the control of oral-nasal balance, the configuration and function of the speech articulatory system as a whole ...
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Furlow Palatoplasty for Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Management: Auditing and Predicting Outcomes
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2022Krishnamurthy Bonanthaya +2 more
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Cleft palate and velopharyngeal dysfunction.
Clinics in communication disorders, 1993Surgical and prosthetic interventions are effective means of managing cleft palate and velopharyngeal dysfunction. Most patients are managed surgically because usually there is life-long benefit from that type of intervention and an operation does not require continued cooperation from the patient.
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