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Speech improvement in a child with submucous cleft palate surgery: A case report

Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2020
This article reports a case from Indonesia with velopharyngeal insufficiency caused by submucous cleft palate. This 4-year-old girl, with the chief complaint of nasal sound and congenital palate defect, underwent V-Y Pushback combined with Furlow Double ...
Dini Widiarni Widodo, Tri Juda Airlangga, Gita Aryanti   +2 more
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Long‐Term Results of UPPP and Coblation Channeling of the Tongue for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 12, Issue 3, Page 316-322, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the long‐term surgical outcomes of combined uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) and coblation channeling of the tongue (CCT) for moderate‐to‐severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods The study enrolled patients with moderate‐to‐severe OSA who underwent treatment with UPPP plus CCT and had a minimal follow‐up of 2 years ...
Ren‐Hui Chen, Qian Cai, Wei‐Qi Chen, Xiao‐Ming Huang   +3 more
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Quality of Life in Children With Velopharyngeal Insufficiency [PDF]

Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 2007
To determine if quality of life (QOL) is affected in children with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI).Interview and survey.Two university pediatric ambulatory centers.This population-based sample included 58 children, aged 5 to 17 years, and their parents; 29 of the children were diagnosed as having VPI and 29 were age-matched normal controls.Each ...
Lucy, Barr, Susan L, Thibeault, Harlan, Muntz, Lianne, de Serres   +3 more
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What Is the Role of Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in Contemporary Sleep Surgery?

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Thomas M. Kaffenberger, Megan Durr, Ryan Soose, Patrick J. Strollo, Jolie L. Chang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024)

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 12, Issue 3, Page 265-297, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder characterized by abnormal breathing during sleeping. OSA can damage various organs throughout the body and is burdensome, both socially and economically. Moreover, as OSA has been increasingly studied in recent years, new evidence‐based guidelines for its diagnosis and surgical ...
Working Group of Guideline for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult OSA, Subspecialty Group of Laryngopharyngology, Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese Medical Association, Subspecialty Group of Voice, Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese Medical Association, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   +7 more
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Diagnosis and management of velopharyngeal insufficiency following cleft palate repair

Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2014
Background: Cleft lip and palate repair seeks to restore normal form, improve feeding and achieve normal speech, which requires velopharyngeal competence.
Michael S Gart, Arun K Gosain
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Treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency by autologous fat injection [PDF]

, 2018
Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a structural or functional trouble, which causes hypernasal speech. Velopharyngeal flaps, speech therapy and augmentation pharyngoplasty, using different implants, have all been used to address this trouble.
Pasche, Philippe, Schweizer, Valérie, Leuchter, Igor, Hohlfeld, Judith   +3 more
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The role of electromyography in the diagnosis of velopharyngeal insufficiency: our experiences.

, 1999
The subject of this study is the electromyographic investigation of the velopharyngeal sphincter structures. Seventy-five patients underwent examination, both patients with symptoms of velopharyngeal insufficiency and patients who were thought to have ...
Bonifacic, Marta, Sasso, Antun, Cvjetkovic, Niko, Velepic, Mitja   +3 more
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A study of borderline cases of velopharyngeal insufficiency using cephalometry and nasofibroscopy

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
Background Identification of borderline cases of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) due to palatopharyngeal disproportion in the form of short palate or deep posterior pharyngeal wall is necessary particularly in preoperative assessment of ...
Essam-Eldin M. Aref, AbdElAzez MF. Darwesh, Reham A. Ibrahim   +2 more
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Nasoendoscopy : Clinical Implications

Siriraj Medical Journal, 2020
The purpose of this study is to discuss the clinical use of nasoendoscopy examination of the velopharyngeal closure in patients with nasal speech and to describe the clinical implications of this technique.
Apirag Chuangsuwanich, Sriwimon Manochiopinig   +1 more
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