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Surgery for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Following Cleft Palate Repair: An Audit of Contemporary Practice and Proposed Schema of Techniques and Variations. [PDF]

Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 2023
Objective Surgical treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) includes a wide array of procedures. The purpose of this study was to develop a classification for VPI procedures and to describe variations in how they are performed. Design/participants/
Tse RW, Sie KC, Tollefson TT, Jackson OA, Kirshner R, Fisher DM, Bly R, Arneja JS, Dahl JP, Soldanska M, Sitzman TJ.   +10 more
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Analysis of Risk Factors for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency and Palatal Fistula After Sommerlad-Furlow Palatoplasty. [PDF]

J Craniofac Surg
This study aimed to introduce a surgery technique—Sommerlad-Furlow palatoplasty (SFP) and analyze the risk factors of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) and palatal fistula after SFP. Cases after SFP under the age of 5 between 2011 and 2021 were reviewed,
Dou J, Huang Y, Cheng X, Li J, Shi B.
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Effectiveness of secondary furlow palatoplasty with buccal myomucosal flap in correction of velopharyngeal insufficiency in patients with cleft palate. [PDF]

Clin Oral Investig
The main purpose of this study was evaluation of the effectiveness of secondary furlow palatoplasty with buccal myomucosal flap (FPBF) for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) in patients with a cleft palate who were treated with two flap ...
Aboulhassan MA, Elrouby IM, Refahee SM, Abd-El-Ghafour M.   +3 more
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Effectiveness of the Superiorly Based Pharyngeal Flap in Treating Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. [PDF]

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 2022
Background: Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a condition characterized by failure of the posterior part of the soft palate to reach the pharyngeal wall and separate the nasopharynx from the oropharynx during speech and swallowing.
Rabah SM, Alkahtani FS, Jarman A, Aljohar L, Alhargan A, Almalaq AA.   +5 more
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Posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation in post-adenoidectomy velopharyngeal insufficiency. [PDF]

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2022
To assess the efficacy of posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation using septal or conchal cartilages with other bulks—according to the persistent gap and the individual anatomy of each patient—in improving velopharyngeal function in patients who acquired ...
Amer A, Saqr AM, Zayed AM, El-Kotb M, Elsobki A.   +4 more
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Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study of Revision Palatoplasty Versus Pharyngoplasty for Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Following Cleft Palate Repair. [PDF]

Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 2022
Objective To present the design and methodology for an actively enrolling comparative effectiveness study of revision palatoplasty versus pharyngoplasty for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) Design Prospective observational multicenter ...
Sitzman TJ, Baylis AL, Perry JL, Weidler EM, Temkit M, Ishman SL, Tse RW, VPI-OPS Study Consortium.   +7 more
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Rates of Revision and Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Surgery for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: A Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of More Than 1000 Operations. [PDF]

Plast Reconstr Surg, 2021
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the comparative incidence of obstructive sleep apnea following velopharyngeal insufficiency surgery in the United States. Methods: A retrospective analysis of cleft and noncleft pediatric patients who
Rochlin DH, Sheckter CC, Khosla RK, Lorenz HP.   +3 more
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Correlation of the Chinese velopharyngeal insufficiency-related quality of life instrument and speech in subjects with cleft palate. [PDF]

Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol, 2022
Assessment of the hypothesized correlation between the Chinese Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI) Effects on Life Outcomes (VELO) instrument and measured speech parameters.
Sakran KA, Al-Rokhami RK, Wu M, Chen N, Yin H, Guo C, Wang Y, Alkebsi K, Abotaleb BM, Mohamed AA, Al-Watary MQ, Shi B, Huang H.   +12 more
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Surgical treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency. [PDF]

Arch Craniofac Surg, 2018
Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a common complication after primary palatoplasty. Although the several surgical treatments of VPI have been introduced, there is no consensus guide to select the optimal surgical treatment for VPI patients. The selection of surgical treatment for VPI depends on a multimodal patient evaluation, such as perceptual ...
Nam SM.
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Incidence of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency after Primary Cleft Palate Repair: A 27-Year Assessment of One Surgeon's Experience [PDF]

Archives of Plastic Surgery
Background Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a major complication of cleft palate repair. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and predictive factors of VPI after cleft palate repair based on 27 years of one surgeon's ...
Chan Woo Jung, Hyung Joon Seo, Ye Seul Choi, Yong Chan Bae   +3 more
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