Do Palatoplasty Procedures Resolve Hypernasality as Effectively as Pharyngoplasty Procedures in Patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome?
Jessica L WilliamsJamie L PerryDavinder J SinghThomas J SitzmanPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2024)
In patients with 22q, palatoplasty procedures may be less effective than pharyngoplasty procedures at resolving hypernasality. This may be due to underlying anatomic or physiologic differences, such as increased pharyngeal depth and hypodynamic muscles.
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