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Investigation of the speech results of posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation with fat grafting for treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg
June 2017
Hacettepe Hospital University, Medicine Faculty, Ear, Nose and Throat Department, 06000, Ankara, Turkiye. Electronic address:
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the speech results of posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation (PPWA) with fat grafting both in the early and late postoperative period, and to clarify the impact of the procedure concomitant with speech therapy.
Materials And Methods: This is a prospective case-control study. The study involved 87 cleft palate ± cleft lip patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) who has been treated with PPWA.