Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: Fifteen-Year Experience at the University of Florida
| Autor: | William N. Williams, Michael B. Seagle, Virginia Dixon-Wood |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Velopharyngeal Insufficiency business.industry Treatment outcome Oral Surgical Procedures Follow up studies Cleft surgery Retrospective cohort study 030230 surgery Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Velopharyngeal insufficiency Treatment Outcome 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Submucous cleft palate medicine Humans Pharynx Palate Soft business Follow-Up Studies Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | Annals of plastic surgery. 76(3) |
| ISSN: | 1536-3708 |
| Popis: | Introduction A 15-year experience treating velopharyngeal insufficiency at the University of Florida is presented. After diagnostic speech evaluation, preoperative videofluoroscopy was the primary method used to evaluate the function of the velopharyngeal port. Methods Chart reviews of all patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency, including patients with failed palatal cleft surgery, submucous cleft palate, and noncleft palate who met study criteria were included. Results Overall success of treatment was 92%. Results are described by subgroups for further clarification. Conclusion Selection of surgical procedure based on preoperative evaluation of velopharyngeal function and anatomy leads to a high rate of success. |
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