Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: Etiopathology and Treatment

Alonso, Nivaldo; Junior, Jonas Eraldo de Lima; Jenny, Hillary E.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63290-2_12

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“…In contrast, the superior pedicle pharyngeal flap, sphincter pharyngoplasty, posterior wall augmentation, and a new surgical repair of the palate are procedures for the surgical treatment of VPI 11 . These are the most widely used methods and the first option for patients, their parents, and the rehabilitation team because they are considered a more natural and definitive way as it is performed with tissues from the regions of the velopharynx 12 …”

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International Collaboration for the Prosthetic and Surgical Intervention of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Inostroza-Allende,

Torres Cavallo,

Palomares-Aguilera

et al. 2023

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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Interdisciplinary teamwork is essential for the rehabilitation of patients with cleft lip and palate, and therefore, the application of treatment techniques for velopharyngeal insufficiency, both surgical and prosthetic, depends on the experience of each rehabilitation team. For this reason, the following study consisting of the cooperation between interdisciplinary cleft lip and palate teams from Chile and Argentina, which succeeded in correcting velopharyngeal insufficiency in an adolescent, initially using a pharyngeal bulb prosthesis and speech therapy, and finally through pharyngeal flap surgery, is presented. This shows that international cooperation is a valuable tool for training, implementation, and follow-up of different treatment techniques for teams in formation.

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confidence: 99%