Objective The aim of this trial was to compare the relative effectiveness (efficacy and morbidity)
of two surgical procedures for correcting velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Design This …

… The primary outcome targeted for analysis was velopharyngeal insufficiency resolution. This
… article, data on velopharyngeal insufficiency resolution after pharyngeal flap or sphincter …

… This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of pharyngeal flap surgery (PFS) for the
management of velopharyngeal insufficiency in cleft lip/palate patients and to assess the impact …

… for the raw edge of the pharyngeal flap. (D) The nasal mucosa flaps are inset onto the
undersurface of the pharyngeal flap. The donor site of the pharyngeal flap has also been closed …

… A retrospective review of all pharyngeal flaps performed at our institution during the 10 years
prior to the initiation of this study revealed 22 patients referred for pharyngeal flaps who had …

… IMPORTANCE Velopharyngeal insufficiency in children with … The pharyngeal flap is a
workhorse to address hypernasality … OBJECTIVE To measure the revision rate of pharyngeal flaps, …

… the modified Furlow palatoplasty with pharyngeal flap (mFP-PF)… regard to improvements in
velopharyngeal function in patients … second surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency. Further …

… pharyngeal walls (LPWs) with the postoperative width of the pharyngeal flap, our experience
with flap application in 226 patients resulted in eliminating hypernasality in 217 or 96.1%. …

… Shoenborn later described the familiar pharyngeal flap operation in 1875, … Several of these
techniques have shown considerable success in treating velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI); …

… This study concluded that the superiorly based pharyngeal flap was effective in treating
velopharyngeal incompetency that persisted after cleft palate repair by reducing hypernasality …