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The role of intravelar veloplasty in primary cleft palate repair [PDF]
Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018 Background and objective: The presence of a cleft palate introduces feeding difficulties, problems in speech development, and the possibility of impaired facial growth. Intravelar veloplasty aids to gain functional repair of the palate.
Hadal Kamal Malki, Sabir Osman Mustafa
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Palatopharyngeal obturator prosthesis – A substitute for a dynamic separator: A technique
The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society, 2022 The dynamic of velopharyngeal sphincter mechanism is a complex motor skill involving coordination of soft palate and posterior and lateral pharyngeal walls. At rest, the soft palate drapes downward so that the oropharynx and the nasopharynx open allowing
Meenakshi Akshayalingam +2 more
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Pharyngeal Flaps versus Sphincter Pharyngeoplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in Cleft Palate Patients; Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Ain Shams Medical Journal, 2023 Background: Insufficient function of the velum, lateral, and posterior pharyngeal walls cause velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), which is defined by an inability to properly separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
shamso Adan +3 more
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Nasendoscopic Evaluation of the Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Cleft Palate Patinets
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1987 Nasendoscope was used for evaluation of the function of the velopharyngeal sphincter in twenty-five cleft palate patients using 4% xylocaine as surface anaesthesia.
S. N. Deshpande
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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 +1 more
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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 +3 more
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Hypernasality After Surgical Intervention for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
, 2020 Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is distinct from velopharyngeal incompetence or mislearning in that behavioral modifications cannot help children seal the velopharyngeal port. Indeed, structural limitations in the velopharyngeal mechanism can preclude
Costen, Emmie, Hart, Rachel
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Double opposing Z-Plasty outcome in treatment of VPI: updated meta-analysis study [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical JournalBackground: 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 +2 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 +5 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 ...
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