H. Eufinger et al., SPEECH RESULTS AND VELOPHARYNGEAL MORPHOLOGY FOLLOWING 151 CRANIALLY BASED VELOPHARYNGOPLASTIES, Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica, 47(4), 1995, pp. 193-198
151 velopharyngoplasties (VPP) are evaluated for velopharyngeal insuff
iciency (VPI) and quality of spontaneous speech, conspicuous scarring
or asymmetry of the pharyngeal flap and upper airway obstruction. VPP
improves speech effectively in all patient groups, although poorer res
ults are found in patients older than 6 years or with primary VPI. Pos
toperative morphology does not seem to affect these results, and upper
airway obstruction is related to hypertrophic tonsillar tissue.