Abstract
Recently, several investigators have discussed one of the most controversial topics concerning cleft palate, the diagnosis and treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), 1 Li F. Wang H. Chen Y. et al. Acoustic rhinometry for evaluation of velopharyngeal function in preschool children post palatoplasty. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017; 75: 2184-2190 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar , 2 Ysunza P.A. Repetto G.M. Pamplona M.C. et al. Current controversies in diagnosis and management of cleft palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency. Biomed Res Int. 2015; 2015: 196240 PubMed Google Scholar , 3 Naran S. Ford M. Losee J.E. What's new in cleft palate and velopharyngeal dysfunction management?. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017; 139: 1343e Crossref PubMed Scopus (42) Google Scholar including an article in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.1 Li F. Wang H. Chen Y. et al. Acoustic rhinometry for evaluation of velopharyngeal function in preschool children post palatoplasty. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017; 75: 2184-2190 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar This inadequate function of the velopharyngeal sphincter is a condition observed in up to 40% of children operated on for cleft palate. Hypernasal speech and nasal emission constitute the most typical stigmata. Moreover, the gap between the velum and pharynx obstruct drainage of the middle ear with recurrent ear infections and increase the risk of developing conductive ear loss. Li et al 1 Li F. Wang H. Chen Y. et al. Acoustic rhinometry for evaluation of velopharyngeal function in preschool children post palatoplasty. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017; 75: 2184-2190 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar evaluated velopharyngeal function in preschool children after palatoplasty. The family often discounts this handicap, but when children begin school it can be very traumatic for them, especially when grimacing is associated. Naran et al 3 Naran S. Ford M. Losee J.E. What's new in cleft palate and velopharyngeal dysfunction management?. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017; 139: 1343e Crossref PubMed Scopus (42) Google Scholar recently assessed what is new in VPI management. We report on our clinical experience with more than 200 cases of Furlow double-opposing Z-plasty for correction of VPI.
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