A Master Mind Game Code Algorithm Approach to Help Surgical Decision-Making between Retropharyngeal Fat Grafting and Pharyngoplasty for the Treatment of Velopharyngeal Incompetence [PDF]
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Introduction Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a controversial pathology with many surgical options. Objective To compare pharyngoplasty and retropharyngeal fat grafting and to build a prognostic tool to achieve perfect speech ...
Chiara Suzzi +3 more
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Resonance Tube Therapy as a Novel Approach to Enhance Velopharyngeal Function [PDF]
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryObjectives: To evaluate the effect of resonance tube therapy (RTT) for velopharyngeal inadequacy (VPI) of patients with cleft palate (CP± L), submucous cleft palate (SMCP), and congenital velopharyngeal incompetence (CVPI).
Kyoko Kuniyoshi +6 more
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Unusual Bilateral Oblique Craniofacial Cleft with Atypical Cleft of Palate: A Case Report with 3 Years of Follow-Up [PDF]
Indian Journal of Plastic SurgeryOblique facial clefts are a rare entity and can be associated with palatal anomalies like synechiae caused by amniotic bands. Their treatment is individualized following sound reconstructive surgical principles.
Bharatendu Swain +3 more
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The impact of flap dehiscence on the long-term speech outcome of furlow palatoplasty [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground Flap dehiscence is a common complication observed after Furlow palatoplasty, but its impact on speech outcome is unclear. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that flap dehiscence following Furlow palatoplasty significantly increases the ...
Yixuan Huang +3 more
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Nasopharyngoscopic Study In Velopharyngeal Incompetence
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1991 Superiorly based pharyngeal flap is used in eight patients of cleft palate of Velophryngeal Incompetence. Hypernasality and nasal escape in use of oral explosives was substantially reduced following surgery.
Dr. Sanjeev N. Deshpande
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Results of orthodontic procedure in a patient with classic infantile Pompe disease [PDF]
Italian Journal of PediatricsBackground Pompe Disease is a rare lysosomal storage disorder. Although enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has significantly extended the lifespan and improved motor function in these patients, residual orofacial muscle weakness remains as a considerable ...
Carla Maria Grimaldi +8 more
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Through-and-Through Dissection of the Soft Palate for Pharyngeal Flap Inset: A “Good-Fast-Cheap” Technique for Any Etiology of Velopharyngeal Incompetence [PDF]
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2022 Marija Bucevska +2 more
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Velopharyngeal insufficiency after cleft palate repair in patients with isolated Robin sequence versus isolated cleft palate: A systematic review [PDF]
JPRAS OpenBackground: Robin sequence (RS) is characterized by micrognathia, glossoptosis, and upper airway obstruction, and is often combined with a cleft palate. It is unclear whether RS negatively impacts the development of velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI) and ...
N.A.T. Sullivan +5 more
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Myomucosal resection and direct closure of the posterior pharyngeal wall (Mahrous Technique as a novel technique for surgical correction of patients having velopharyngeal disorders). [PDF]
Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2020 Different surgical techniques have been described for surgical correction of patients having velopharyngeal disorders according to the pattern of closure of the velopharyngeal sphincter.
Ahmed Mahrous +5 more
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Speech Outcome Analysis after Primary Cleft Palate Repair: Interim Siriraj Hospital Audit
Siriraj Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To evaluate the speech outcomes after primary cleft palate repair in a single tertiary medical institution of Thailand. Materials and Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed.
Sunisa Thongprayoon +4 more
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