Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Overview
Learn About Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
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Jonathan Skirko is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and an Otolaryngologist in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Skirko is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Micrognathia, Pierre Robin Sequence, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Skirko is currently accepting new patients.
Thomas Sitzman is a Plastic Surgeon in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Sitzman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Cleft Lip and Palate, Autosomal Cleft Palate, Osteotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Sitzman is currently accepting new patients.
Rafael Denadai practices in Botucatu, Brazil. Mr. Denadai is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Craniofrontonasal Dysplasia, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.
Summary: Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is the most common congenital malformation, with about one in 500 children born with CL/P in Sweden, corresponding to approximately 175 births annually. Depending on the extent of the cleft palate, the degree of functional loss varies, but both eating, hearing, speech, bite and appearance can be affected. Patients treated for isolated or combined cleft palate may suf...
Summary: Velopharyngeal insufficiency is defined as the inability of the soft palate to isolate the nasopharynx from the oropharynx. It is a frequent sequela in patients with a velopalatine cleft despite anatomical restoration of the soft palate by intravelar veloplasty at 6 months. If rehabilitation by a speech therapist is not successful, a pharyngoplasty can be discussed. In the last ten years, MRI was ...