[Surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency: a review of 219 modified pharyngoplasties].
OBJECTIVE
Two-hundreds and nineteen velopharyngeal insufficiency cases treated with a modified pharyngoplasty were retrospectively analyzed, the effectiveness of the surgery was studied.


METHODS
Two-hundreds and nineteen patients (111 males, 108 females, range from 4 to 33 years, mean age 14.2 years) with velopharyngeal insufficiency were studied. Among 219 patients, 44 with congenital velopharyngeal insufficiency, 21 with fistula after palatoplasty and 154 with velopharyngeal insufficiency after primary palatoplasty. All cases had special examination, Chinese speech intelligibility test and blowing test before and after modified pharyngoplasty.


RESULTS
Hypernasality in all cases were reduced and blowing test increased with various degrees. The Chinese speech intelligibility rose from 41% to 63%.


CONCLUSIONS
The modify pharyngoplasty is a safe and effective method for velopharyngeal insufficiency of patient.
Therapy and Research Center of Cleft Lip and Palate, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200011, China. guomin@sh163b.sta.net.cn
Guo-min
GM
Wang
Yu-sheng
YS
Yang
Yang
Y
Chen
Yi-lai
YL
Wu
Li-ping
LP
Jiang
Qiong
Q
Liu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*