SPEECH RESULTS AND VELOPHARYNGEAL MORPHOLOGY FOLLOWING 151 CRANIALLY BASED VELOPHARYNGOPLASTIES

Authors
EUFINGER H BREMERICH A EGGELING V GELLRICH NC
Citation
H. Eufinger et al., SPEECH RESULTS AND VELOPHARYNGEAL MORPHOLOGY FOLLOWING 151 CRANIALLY BASED VELOPHARYNGOPLASTIES, Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica, 47(4), 1995, pp. 193-198
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation
Journal title
Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica → ACNP
ISSN journal
10217762
Volume
47
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
193 - 198
Database
ISI
SICI code
1021-7762(1995)47:4<193:SRAVMF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
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.