First described in 1950 by Hynes for patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency following
cleft palate repair, the sphincter pharyngoplasty is a frequently used procedure for treating …

Sphincter pharyngoplasty is frequently used for the management of children with
velopharyngeal insufficiency. The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcome and …

Abstract Background/Purpose: Velopharyngeal insufficiency occurs in a considerable
number of patients following cleft palate repair. It disrupts speech intelligibility leading to …

The results of the sphincter pharyngoplasty were evaluated In 139 patients with
velopharyngeal Incompetence (VPI) who demonstrated active velar elevation. All patients …

Velopharyngeal Incompetence Page 1 Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for Correction of
Velopharyngeal Incompetence Alexander C. Stratoudakis, MD," and Cathi Bambace, MS:t …

Objective To report our experience in the care of patients treated for velopharyngeal
insufficiency (VPI) with sphincter pharyngoplasty (SP) with or without the addition of palatal …

Objective This paper reports on the rates of failure of operations (pharyngeal flap and
sphincter pharyngoplasty) performed for management of velopharyngeal dysfunction, and …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate velopharyngeal function after two different types of
pharyngoplasty: pharyngeal flap (PF) and sphincter pharyngoplasty (SP). DESIGN: Two …

Surgical management of velopharyngeal insufficiency by attachment of posterior pharyngeal
flap or construction of sphincter pharyngoplasty is reviewed. Posterior pharyngeal flap …

Objectives: To assess the speech outcomes and complications in children who had
undergone sphincter pharyngoplasty (SP) for management of velopharyngeal insufficiency …