Incidence of speech-correcting surgery in children with isolated cleft palate

Incidence of speech-correcting surgery in children with isolated cleft palate

Objective: Speech-correcting surgeries (pharyngoplasty) are performed to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). This study aimed to analyze the need for speech-correcting surgery in children with isolated cleft palate (ICP) and to determine differences among cleft extent, gender, and primary te...

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Main Authors: Gustafsson, C. (Author), Heliövaara, A. (Author), Leikola, J. (Author), Rautio, J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Ltd 2018
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Article
child
cleft palate
Cleft palate
clinical assessment
disease severity
electronic medical record
female
Finland
fistula
Fistula
follow up
gender
human
hypernasality
incidence
infant
isolated cleft palate
major clinical study
male
medical record review
oronasal fistula
palatopharyngeal incompetence
palatoplasty
Pharyngoplasty
pharynx reconstruction
priority journal
reoperation
retrospective study
soft palate
speech analysis
speech correcting surgery
surgical technique
treatment outcome
university hospital
Velopharyngeal insufficiency
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