Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal Population
Objective This study was aimed for nasendoscopic assessment of velopharyngeal sphinteric closure in patients with operated cleft palate and to compare it with normal population. Design A cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary cleft care center in 30 patients with operated cleft pala...
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| description | Objective This study was aimed for nasendoscopic assessment of velopharyngeal sphinteric closure in patients with operated cleft palate and to compare it with normal population.
Design A cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary cleft care center in 30 patients with operated cleft palate after a minimum of 6 months of their surgery and 30 randomly selected volunteers with normal speech. Both groups were one-time evaluated by three observers using 70 degree rigid nasendoscope and/or pediatric fiber optic endoscope. Velopharyngeal sphincter closure characteristics in terms of pattern of closure, dominant element involved in the closure, degree of palatal movement, and completeness of the closure were evaluated, recorded, and compared between the groups.
Results In both groups, the most common pattern of closure is coronal and soft palate is the dominant mobile element in velopharyngeal closure. All normal subjects showed complete closure of the sphincter with good soft palate movement. But only 50% of the operated patients with cleft showed complete closure and even less than them had good movements of the soft palate.
Conclusions Although the pattern of the closure in the operated patients is similar to the normal subjects, the movement of the soft palate and completeness of the velopharyngeal sphincter closure still remain the problem in the operated palate patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f9cb204d89248f3bbfe132e7fef451d2025-08-20T02:09:28ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2019-05-01520217818210.1055/s-0039-1696634Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal PopulationAkangsha Sharma0Shamendra Anand Sahu1Karoon Agrawal2Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital and VMMC, New Delhi, IndiaObjective This study was aimed for nasendoscopic assessment of velopharyngeal sphinteric closure in patients with operated cleft palate and to compare it with normal population. Design A cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary cleft care center in 30 patients with operated cleft palate after a minimum of 6 months of their surgery and 30 randomly selected volunteers with normal speech. Both groups were one-time evaluated by three observers using 70 degree rigid nasendoscope and/or pediatric fiber optic endoscope. Velopharyngeal sphincter closure characteristics in terms of pattern of closure, dominant element involved in the closure, degree of palatal movement, and completeness of the closure were evaluated, recorded, and compared between the groups. Results In both groups, the most common pattern of closure is coronal and soft palate is the dominant mobile element in velopharyngeal closure. All normal subjects showed complete closure of the sphincter with good soft palate movement. But only 50% of the operated patients with cleft showed complete closure and even less than them had good movements of the soft palate. Conclusions Although the pattern of the closure in the operated patients is similar to the normal subjects, the movement of the soft palate and completeness of the velopharyngeal sphincter closure still remain the problem in the operated palate patients.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1696634velopharyngeal closurevelopharyngeal portnasendoscopycleft palatevelopharyngeal incompetencevelopharyngeal sphincterpalatoplasty |
| spellingShingle | Akangsha Sharma Shamendra Anand Sahu Karoon Agrawal Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal Population Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery velopharyngeal closure velopharyngeal port nasendoscopy cleft palate velopharyngeal incompetence velopharyngeal sphincter palatoplasty |
| title | Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal Population |
| title_full | Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal Population |
| title_fullStr | Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal Population |
| title_short | Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal Population |
| title_sort | nasendoscopic findings of velopharyngeal sphincter in operated cleft palate patients is it different than normal population |
| topic | velopharyngeal closure velopharyngeal port nasendoscopy cleft palate velopharyngeal incompetence velopharyngeal sphincter palatoplasty |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1696634 |
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