Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term outcomes of sphincter
pharyngoplasties, including speech outcomes, revision surgeries, and postoperative …

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

Background: Understanding long-term sequelae of cleft treatment is paramount in the
refinement of treatment algorithms to accomplish optimized immediate and long-term …

Background: Understanding long-term sequelae of cleft treatment is paramount in the
refinement of treatment algorithms to accomplish optimized immediate and long-term …

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 Management of severe velopharyngeal dysfunction is best performed by a
multispecialty team. This team could include a speech-language pathologist …

Methods: A comprehensive review of the literature on SP outcomes was conducted.
Sphincter pharyngoplasty failure was defined as persistent hypernasality, incomplete …

Methods For a 13-year period, 146 patients with idiopathic VPI, submucous cleft palate, cleft
palate only, or cleft lip and palate underwent DSP for VPI. The diagnosis of OSA was defined …

This report describes postoperative airway compromise following sphincter pharyngoplasty
(SP) for treatment of post-palatoplasty velopharyngeal dysfunction. A retrospective review of …

Our aim was to identify factors associated with the incidence of pharyngoplasty in patients
with clefts of the secondary palate (CP). We studied 351 children born between 1968 and …