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Use and Abuse of Electrocautery in Adenoidectomy Hemostasis

Medicina, 2023
Background and objectives: Bipolar electrocautery is commonly used to control bleeding after cold-instrument pediatric adenoidectomy, but the surgeon should be aware of the possible side effects.
Veronica Epure, Razvan Hainarosie, Catalina Voiosu, Dan Cristian Gheorghe   +3 more
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Estudo comparativo entre pacientes fissurados portadores de insuficiência velofaríngea tratados com fonoterapia e faringoplastia Comparative study among cleft patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency treated with speech therapy and pharyngoplasty

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2011
INTRODUÇÃO: A inadequação da fala e da voz decorrente da insuficiência velofaríngea é o principal estigma do paciente fissurado; assim, o estudo dessa condição clínica é fundamental, proporcionando melhor desenvolvimento das crianças e de suas relações ...
Belmino Corrêa de Araujo Netto, Onivaldo Cervantes   +1 more
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Surgical treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency [PDF]

Archives of Craniofacial Surgery, 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 ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Cleft palate speech and velopharyngeal insufficiency: surgical approach

B-ENT, 2006
Cleft palate speech and velopharyngeal insufficiency: surgical approach. Velopharyngeal insufficiency is the main morbidity associated with clefting of the secondary palate.
K. CY. Sie
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Double opposing Z-Plasty outcome in treatment of VPI: updated meta-analysis study [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: The incomplete closure of the velopharyngeal port, which is the passageway between the oro- and nasopharynx, is referred to as velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Aim: To assess the functional results of the double opposing Z-plasty procedure
Yasser Helmy, Mohamed Osama Ouf, Mohammed Eid Korany Abd Elfattah   +2 more
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Using the superiorly based pharyngeal flap to surgically manage cleft velopharyngeal insufficiency: a cohort study

Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery
**Introduction**: The surgical management of velopharyngeal insufficiency is traditionally guided by algorithms based on dynamic imaging, such as nasoendoscopy and video fluoroscopy. In practice, however, surgeons often favour a single surgical technique
Marvee Turk, Pragaash Shanmuganathan, Carli Maddocks, David Chong   +3 more
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Aerodynamic evaluation of velopharyngeal incompetence in children with cleft palate

Fujita Medical Journal, 2016
Objectives: Treatment choices in children with cleft palate include maintenance of speech therapy or surgery for correction of hypernasality and articulation disorders caused by velopharyngeal insufficiency.
Hisayuki Kato, Kensei Naito, Seiji Horibe, Tomoko Horibe, Keisiro Nagashima, Emiko Hirai   +5 more
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Anatomy of the Soft Palate and Its Role in Upper Airway Function: A Narrative Review

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The soft palate is a complex anatomical structure, located at the posterior aspect of the oral and nasal cavities, able to dynamically create valve closure of the nasal and the oral cavities. Its precise movement is critical for speech, swallowing, and respiration. Despite its functional importance, detailed characterization of its constituent
James C. D. Miller, Nikki Mills, Ho‐Fung Chan, Alys R. Clark, S. Ali Mirjalili   +4 more
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The prevalence of Passavant's ridge in patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency in a Taiwan Chinese population

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2019
Background/purpose: The Passavant's ridge can be utilized as a guide landmark during obturator prosthesis fabrication, but there were no studies concerning about the prevalence of the ridge in East Asia region.
Hung-Chun Lin, Chung-Hsiao Cheng, Gin Chen   +2 more
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Eustachian Tube Opening in Children With and Without Cleft Palate and Association With Otitis Media

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Using transnasal endoscopy in 50 children, structural abnormalities of the torus tubarius—particularly the posterior lip—were significantly more common in children with cleft palate than in those without (52% vs. 20%). Adenoid size, dynamic Eustachian tube opening visibility, and the Eustachian Tube Inflammation Scale correlated with middle ear status ...
Kawin Atipas, Kitirat Ungkanont, Archwin Tanphaichitr, Vannipa Vathanophas, Thanakrit Wannarong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source