Posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation is a useful technique in selected patients with
velopharyngeal insufficiency who have a small central velopharyngeal gap. Options for …

Posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation has been advocated for patients having
velopharyngeal dysfunction with a small coronal gap. Nonautogenous augmentation has not …

Creating the structural elements necessary for velopharyngeal closure is the essential goal
of surgical correction of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Collaboration with speech …

Purpose Mild and moderate velopharyngeal insufficiency is a relatively common structural
defect of the velopharyngeal sphincter that occurs congenitally or secondarily to various …

Posterior wall augmentation for treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency - Steven D. Gray,
Judith Pinborough-Zimmerman, Michael Catten, 1999 Skip to main content Intended for …

OBJECTIVE: To describe a modified rolled superior pharyngeal flap for treatment of
velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) in children. METHODS: Prospective case series at a …

Background: Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) remains a common problem in the care of
patients with cleft palate and other related conditions. It may be successfully corrected with …

Introduction Superiorly-based pharyngeal flap (PF) is the most frequently employed surgical
technique to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Bared posterior pharyngeal wall …

The pharyngeal flap is the most often used surgical approach to treat the problem of
velopharyngeal insufficiency, a common challenge encountered in cleft palate and …

Proplast I was used as posterior pharyngeal wall implant to correct velopharyngeal
insufficiency (VPI) in 26 patients. Specific criteria were followed in patient selection. Follow …