Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) occurs in more than 20% of patients with a cleft palate
after primary palatoplasty. Surgical treatment focuses on pharyngoplasty to narrow the …

Methods A single-center retrospective review was performed of all patients undergoing
revision pharyngoplasty between 2002 and 2019. Demographic data and Pittsburgh …

Objective The outcomes of 61 patients who underwent a pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal
insufficiency were reviewed to determine potential risk factors for reoperation. Design This …

Background To review recent advances in pharyngeal modification procedures for the
treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) in patients with cleft palate after primary …

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

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 …

A bstract Background: The frequency of pharyngoplasty after initial repair of cleft palate is a
direct measure of the success or failure of the primary palatal repair with respect to …

Despite a satisfactory primary repair, velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) may be a sequel of
soft palate clefts, resulting in hypernasality and phonation disorders. In order to increase the …