Surgery for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Following Cleft Palate Repair: An Audit of Contemporary Practice and Proposed Schema of Techniques and Variations.
Raymond W TseKathleen C SieTravis T TollefsonOksana A JacksonRichard KirshnerDavid M FisherRandall BlyJugpal S ArnegaJohn P DahlMagdalena SoldanskaThomas J SitzmanPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2023)
A comprehensive schema for VPI procedures was developed incorporating intentional adaptations in technique. There was substantial variation amongst surgeons in how each procedure was performed. The schema may enable more specific evaluations of surgical outcomes and exploration of the mechanisms through which these procedures improve speech.