The modified folded pharyngeal flap operation for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpra.2016.12.004
Abstract: Abstract Pharyngeal flaps have a long-established place in surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency and many designs of pharyngeal flap have been described. Here we describe a modification of the folded pharyngeal flap operation by Issiki. With… read more here.
Keywords: folded pharyngeal; velopharyngeal insufficiency; pharyngeal flap; pharyngeal ... See more keywords
Soft palate dysplasia: properties and surgical techniques.
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DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010787
Abstract: OBJECTIVES We aimed to report a hitherto undescribed class of patients with the obvious phenotype of a novel soft palate dysplasia combining unilateral soft palate hypoplasia with a fully developed uvula. We also aimed to… read more here.
Keywords: posterior pharyngeal; palate; soft palate; pharyngeal flap ... See more keywords
22q11.2 Deletion: Surgical and Speech Outcomes of Patients With Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Treated With a Superiorly Based Pharyngeal Flap as the Primary Surgery
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DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004859
Abstract: Abstract The most frequent palate diagnoses in patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome are a classic submucous cleft, occult, and velopharyngeal insufficiency without cleft, which generates alterations in speech that require surgery. Surgical protocols are… read more here.
Keywords: pharyngeal flap; deletion; insufficiency; velopharyngeal insufficiency ... See more keywords
Inspiration After Posterior Pharyngeal Flap Palatoplasty: A Preliminary Study Using Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis
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DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.823777
Abstract: Posterior pharyngeal flap palatoplasty (PPF) is one of the most commonly used surgical procedures to correct speech, especially for patients suffering from velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). During PPF, surgeons use the catheter to control the lateral… read more here.
Keywords: posterior pharyngeal; flap palatoplasty; computational fluid; inspiration ... See more keywords