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

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

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

The results of the sphincter pharyngoplasty were evaluated In 139 patients with
velopharyngeal Incompetence (VPI) who demonstrated active velar elevation. All patients …

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

The velopharynx is a space bounded in the axial plane (horizontally) by soft tissues, which
usually are capable of approaching each other through the dynamism of underlying …

Objectives: To assess the speech outcomes and complications in children who had
undergone sphincter pharyngoplasty (SP) for management of velopharyngeal insufficiency …

This retrospective study was undertaken to determine the revision rate for dynamic sphincter
pharyngoplasty (DSP) at the University of Michigan Medical Center to analyze the …

First described in 1950 by Hynes for patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency following
cleft palate repair, the sphincter pharyngoplasty is a frequently used procedure for treating …