An audit of velopharyngeal incompetence treated by the Orticochea pharyngoplasty.
An audit of patients with velopharyngeal incompetence treated by the Orticochea pharyngoplasty was undertaken. 54 patients who had been treated by a single surgeon over a 10-year period were identified. All patients had pre- and postoperative speech therapy and were followed up for an average of 6 months. 49/54 patients had lessening of their nasal escape; in 40/54 it was eliminated completely. Nasal resonance was assessed as normal in 46/54 of patients postoperatively. The results are compared with those of other similar studies.
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Department of Speech, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Twist
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Turner
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Milward
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy