Protocols for Reporting Speech Outcomes following Palatoplasty or Velopharyngeal Surgery: A Literature Review

Background:. To determine best practices, surgeons who perform cleft palate surgery or surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency need to be able to compare their outcomes in normalizing the velopharyngeal valve. Methods:. We conducted a comprehensive review of articles that reported speech/resonance...

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Main Authors: Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA, Hedieh Hashemi Hosseinabad, PhD, CCC-SLP, Erin Redle, PhD, CCC-SLP, Stacey Clark, MD, FAAP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-02-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002151