Pharyngeal wall and soft palate motion after two common speech surgeries

• Published in: American journal of otolaryngology Vol. 43; no. 2; p. 103351
• Main Authors: Hassanzadeh, Tania, Mastacouris, Nicole C., Sie, Kathleen C.Y., Vecchiotti, Mark A., Scott, Andrew R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2022; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Birth defects; Child; Child, Preschool; Cleft palate; Female; Furlow palatoplasty; Golding-Kushner Scale; Humans; Male; Mouth; Movement; Otolaryngology; Palate; Palate, Soft - surgery; Patients; Pharyngeal flap; Pharynx; Pharynx - surgery; Reliability; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Speech; Speech endoscopy; Surgery; Treatment Outcome; Velopharyngeal insufficiency; Velopharyngeal Insufficiency - surgery; Video; Young Adult; Furlow palatoplasty; Cleft palate; Pharyngeal flap; Golding-Kushner Scale; Speech endoscopy; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

To assess how pharyngeal wall and soft palate motion are affected after two common interventions for velopharyngeal insufficiency. A retrospective observational study was performed. A database of patients who had undergone Furlow palatoplasty or pharyngeal flap surgery between 2011 and 2019 and had...