Purpose To evaluate pre-and post-operative resonance, surgical technique, revision rate,
and revision indication among syndromic and non-syndromic children with velopharyngeal …

Objective To compare surgical outcomes between pharyngeal flap, sphincter
pharyngoplasty, and combined Furlow palatoplasty and sphincter pharyngoplasty in the …

Treatment of VPI often initially involves a course of speech therapy for about 3 to 6 months
before consideration of operative intervention as well as following most operative …

Objectives/Hypothesis To investigate perceptual speech outcomes following sphincter
pharyngoplasty (SP) and to identify patient characteristics associated with velopharyngeal …

The authors sought to compare hospital utilization and complications in patients undergoing
pharyngeal flap (PF) or sphincter pharyngoplasty (SP) for velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) …

Objective: To assess the functional outcome of surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI)
by administering the pediatric voice outcomes survey (PVOS) to the parents of the affected …

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 …

Background This study aims to outline the 30-d complications of different velopharyngeal
insufficiency (VPI) correction techniques using the American College of Surgeons National …

This study evaluated the results of a reproductible protocol indicating the need for a
pharyngeal flap in children with cleft palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). A …

Background Velopharyngeal insufficiency persists in 15 to 30% of children with cleft palate,
despite early velar surgery. Pharyngoplasty using a superior pedicle flap is the most …