Incidence of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency after Primary Cleft Palate Repair: A 27-Year Assessment of One Surgeon's Experience [PDF]
Archives of Plastic SurgeryBackground 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 +3 more
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Following Secondary Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in Children with Non-Syndromic Cleft Palate: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & ReconstructionStudy design: Systematic review. Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a possible complication following secondary velopharyngeal insufficiency surgery in patients with repaired cleft palate.
Milton Chin +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018 Introduction: The interpretation of the speech results obtained with the buccinator myomucosal flap in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency in patients with cleft palate has been limited by the restriction in the number of patients and the time ...
Rafael Denadai +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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CORRELATION BETWEEN CT SCAN FINDINGS AND DEGREE OF HYPERNASALITY IN VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY PATIENTS [PDF]
Ain Shams Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI) is the most common seen disorder in children with associated craniofacial developmental anomalies of which cleft palate is the most common.
Dina Elrefaie +3 more
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Research progress on autologous fat transplantation in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency
口腔疾病防治, 2021 Autologous fat transplantation in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency has the advantages of good histocompatibility, small local trauma, few complications, reversible operation and simple postoperative nursing, which can effectively increase ...
LU Lidan, XU Hui
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Pharyngeal bulb prosthesis and speech outcome in patients with cleft palate
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction: Individuals with cleft palate can present with velopharyngeal dysfunction after primary palatoplasty and require a secondary treatment due to insufficiency.
Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook +4 more
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Velopharyngeal Insufficiency and Cleft [PDF]
International Journal of Otolaryngology, 2012 Management of orofacial clefts requires a comprehensive approach to address the multifaceted aspects of possible aesthetic and functional deficits. Many children with cleft palate with or without cleft lip continue to have speech abnormalities that can affect socialization, education, and childhood development.
Tollefson, Travis T. +3 more
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Cleft palate, treatment and complications
Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research, 2020 Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), fistulae and recurrence development in patients seen by the Isfahan Cleft Care Clinic and also determine the association of gender, age at repair,
Heidar Ali Davari +2 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 Marginal velopharyngeal inadequacy (MVPI) is a particular status of velopharyngeal closure after cleft palate repair. The physiological and phonological characteristics of patients with MVPI are significantly different from those with typical ...
Qirong Mao, Jingtao Li, Xing Yin
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