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INSUFFICIENCY. What is not competent; not enough.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Perceptual and instrumental assessment of velopharyngeal insufficiency. Plast Reconstr Surg.

Pharyngeal flap and sphincterplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency have equal outcome at 1 year postoperatively: results of a randomized trial.

Comparison between pharyngeal flap surgery and sphincteroplasty: nasometric and aerodynamic analysis/Comparacao entre cirurgia do retalho faringeo e esfincteroplastia: analise nasometrica e aerodinamica

Pharyngeal flap and sphincteroplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency have equal outcome at 1 year postoperatively: results of a randomized trial.

Correction of secondary velopharyngeal insufficiency in cleft palate patients with the Furlow palatoplasty.

Speech resonance after surgical management of velopharyngeal insufficiency secondary to orthognathic surgery/Ressonancia da fala apos tratamento cirurgico da insuficiencia velofaringea secundaria a cirurgia ortognatica

Radiation therapy can cause a considerable loss of flap volume and thereby raise the risk of velopharyngeal insufficiency, as was seen in 2 of our patients.

(2) Hogan and Schwartz recommended that a lateral port should be no larger than 20 [mm.sup.2] in order to prevent velopharyngeal insufficiency during reconstruction of the sort palate in the treatment of cleft palate and other congenital or acquired defects at this site.

Functional outcomes following palatal reconstruction with a folded radial forearm free flap

Pharynageal flap outcomes in nonsyndromic children with repaired cleft palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency. Plast Reconstr Surg.

Perceptual and nasometric assessment of hypernasality after intravelar veloplasty for surgical management of velopharyngeal insufficiency: long-term effects/Analise perceptiva e nasometrica da hipernasalidade apos a veloplastia intravelar para correcao da insuficiencia velofaringea: efeitos a longo prazo

[1] However, an adenoidectomy performed in a patient with a palatal abnormality-- such as a short soft palate, a bifid uvula, or a submucosal cleft palate--can cause velopharyngeal insufficiency. [2-5] This problem has been recognized for a long time, and otolaryngologists often face a dilemma in trying to decide whether the benefits of adenoidectomy are worth the risks.

Superior adenoidectomy in children with palatal abnormalities

Correction of secundary velopharyngeal insufficiency in cleft palate patients with the Furlow palatoplasty.

Effect of intravelar veloplasty on nasality in patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency/Efeito da veloplastia intravelar sobre a nasalidade em individuos com insuficiencia velofaringea