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Uvular Dermoid Cyst: More Than Just a Lump in the Throat—Management of Resultant Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print), 2023
To seal the passage between the nasal and oral cavities during speech and swallowing, velopharyngeal closure is required. However, in velopharyngeal dysfunction, uncoupling of the nasal and oral cavities can be impaired, resulting in hypernasality, nasal
Kelly A. Harmon, Alexandra Fegan, Okensama M. La-Anyane, Shannon M. Theis, Christina Tragos   +4 more
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Pharyngeal Flap Versus Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for the Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Preliminary Findings From a Systematic Review

The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print), 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare surgical and speech outcomes of the posterior pharyngeal flap and sphincter pharyngoplasty following surgical management of velopharyngeal insufficiency in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome ...
Yitzella Camargo, Brian C. Kellogg, L. Kollara   +2 more
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Mitigating Infectious Complications of Injection Pharyngoplasty with Calcium Hydroxyapatite for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: Retropharyngeal Abscess and Osteomyelitis

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2023
Velopharyngeal insufficiency is a complex condition with various treatment options. In this case, a patient with a cleft palate who was treated for velopharyngeal insufficiency with calcium hydroxyapatite injection pharyngoplasty developed persistent ...
M. Corbisiero, Anthony M. Smyth, Jordan Stellern, Steven Leoniak, Melissa M Raines, Brandi Axford, Allison M Dobbie   +6 more
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Velopharyngeal Insufficiency After Adenoidectomy

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1972
In cases of velopharyngeal insufficiency which meet optimal criteria for a successful result, pharyngoplasty is usually successful. A procedure which can be performed conveniently by otolaryngologists was used in two cases.
R L, Goode, J, Ross
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Velopharyngeal insufficiency in neurofibromatosis

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 1981
This report describes 7 patients with hypernasal speech associated with neurofibromatosis. Multi-view videofluoroscopic and nasopharyngoscopic examinations of the velopharyngeal sphincter showed a variety of velopharyngeal valving failures amongst the 7 patients.
M A, Pollack, R J, Shprintzen
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Revision Pharyngoplasty in Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2022
Introduction Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), a stigmatizing hallmark of palatal dysfunction, occurs in a wide spectrum of pediatric craniofacial conditions.
Madeleine K. Bruce, Casey Zhang, L. Vodovotz, Zhazira Irgebay, S. Maliha, Miles J. Pfaff, Matthew D. Ford, Jesse A. Goldstein, Joseph E. Losee   +8 more
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Predictive Factors for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Following Primary Cleft Palate Repair

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2021
Objective: Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) remains a known complication of primary palatoplasty. We sought to identify factors associated with the incidence of VPI and create a predictive model for VPI development in our population.
Brady J. Anderson, Kasra N. Fallah, Austin Lignieres, Joseph K. Moffitt, K. Luu, Alfredo Cepeda, Irene L Doringo, P. Nguyen, J. Teichgraeber, M. Greives   +9 more
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Evaluation of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1989
To summarize briefly, in our opinion, the combined use of end-viewing flexible fiber optic nasopharyngoscopy and multiview videofluoroscopy (which must include lateral and frontal views) and a behavioral assessment of the patient's speech provides the examiner with all of the information necessary to select the appropriate treatment for VPI.
R J, Shprintzen, K J, Golding-Kushner
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Publishing trends in velopharyngeal insufficiency

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2020
This study seeks to describe publishing trends for VPI over a 33-year span with regard to treating specialty, methods of assessment, related diagnoses, and methods of treatment for each specialty.A PubMed search was performed on "velopharyngeal insufficiency" using medical subject headings terms from 1985 to 2017.
Charles, Poff, Joshua, Horton, Ryan, Boerner, Alexander P, Marston, Shaun A, Nguyen, David R, White   +5 more
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Speech Symptoms of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency and the Incidence of Secondary Speech Surgery in 10-Year-Old Children With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: Comparison of 2 Randomized Surgical Methods for Primary Palatal Surgery

The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print), 2022
Objective: To compare speech symptoms of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) and incidence of secondary speech surgery in 10-year-old Finnish children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) following primary palatal surgery using 2 surgical methods ...
S. Alaluusua, E. Hölttä, A. Saarikko, A. Geneid, J. Leikola, A. Heliövaara   +5 more
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