Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis Defects of the lateral and superior oropharyngeal wall are
difficult to reconstruct because of their complicated anatomy and the possibility of causing …

The aim of this study was to retrospectively estimate intervention outcomes and to establish
suitable indications for autogenous tiered cartilage augmentation (ATCA) of the posterior …

Background: Cleft lip and palate repair seeks to restore normal form, improve feeding and
achieve normal speech, which requires velopharyngeal competence. The absence of this …

Objective: One of the main goals in the management of cleft palate is to achieve a good
quality of speech. The aim of the prospective study was to evaluate the effectiveness of …

Materials and methods In this retrospective analysis, all patients who underwent superiorly-
based posterior pharyngeal flap surgery for treating VPI in the duration from 2011 to 2018 in …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To describe a modification of the originally described
superiorly based pharyngeal flap as a secondary operation to correct velopharyngeal …

Velopharyngeal dysfunction can occur due to anatomic defects, physiologic causes, and
even mislearning of speech. Regardless of the cause, velopharyngeal dysfunction can affect …

Objective Two-hundreds and nineteen velopharyngeal insufficiency cases treated with a
modified pharyngoplasty were retrospectively analyzed, the effectiveness of the surgery was …

BACKGROUND: Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) has been reported in 5–20% of patients
following cleft palate repair. Since VPI can limit communication, determining which operative …

Increasingly, speech scientists and surgeons have converted to using the term VPD in place
of the older and more entrenched term, VPI (1, 2). In common parlance, VPI generally means …