Surgical interventions in velopharyngeal dysfunction: comparative perceptual speech and nasometric outcomes for three techniques

Surgical interventions in velopharyngeal dysfunction: comparative perceptual speech and nasometric outcomes for three techniques

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate speech outcomes following surgical intervention for velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD). Perceptual speech outcome data were subsequently analyzed in conjunction with patient factors such as congenital abnormalities, presence of cleft lip and/or...

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Main Authors: Ryan Instrum, Agnieszka Dzioba, Anne Dworschak-Stokan, Murad Husein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:
Velopharyngeal dysfunction
Pharyngeal flap
Furlow palatoplasty
Cleft palate
Speech
Hypernasality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-021-00548-4

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