Can MRI Replace Nasopharyngoscopy in the Evaluation of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency?
Jessica L WilliamsJamie L PerryTaylor D SnodgrassDavinder J SinghM'hamed TemkitThomas J SitzmanPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2024)
In patients receiving MRI as part of their preoperative VPI evaluation, the addition of nasopharyngoscopy did not result in a difference in surgical selection or resolution of hypernasality. Routine inclusion of nasopharyngoscopy may not be necessary for the evaluation of velopharyngeal anatomy when MRI is available.