Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term subjective outcomes of
barbed reposition pharyngoplasty for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) treatment …

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the comparative incidence of
obstructive sleep apnea following velopharyngeal insufficiency surgery in the United States …

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

Concurrent medical diagnoses or syndrome manifestations are often associated with or
contribute significantly to the cause of dysphagia in children with VPI. As VPI can be a sign …

Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) after palatoplasty is caused by improper anatomy
preventing velopharyngeal closure and manifests as a hypernasal resonance, audible nasal …

Background: The pharyngeal flap is one of the most common secondary surgeries for the
correction of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) for patients with cleft palate and/or cleft lip …

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

Objective To introduce a modified surgical method using bilateral buccinator flaps with
posterior positioning of levator veli palatini muscles to treat velopharyngeal insufficiency …

The velopharyngeal (VP) port is defined as the passage located in the posterior pharynx
connecting the naso and oropharynx. While the port should remain open for nasal sounds …

Background Velopharyngeal insufficiency is a commonly encountered problem in Cleft
Surgery, with pharyngoplasty being the mainstay of surgical management. In this study we …