Practical application of flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy for evaluating velopharyngeal function. 1988

L L D'Antonio, and H R Muntz, and J L Marsh, and L Marty-Grames, and R Backensto-Marsh
Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo.

Flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy increasingly is recognized as a valuable tool for assessing velopharyngeal function. There are, however, few reports in the literature describing a method for routine use of nasoendoscopy, the outcome of such evaluations, the criteria for referral, and a mechanism for communicating findings. Results from a 2-year clinical nasoendoscopy data base are presented. Ninety-eight patients were referred for evaluation of velopharyngeal function during speech. Flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopic evaluations were conducted in 85 patients. Patients ranged in age from 3 years to adult. Eighty-nine percent of the evaluations were completed successfully on a first attempt. A standard format has been designed to communicate the results of nasoendoscopic examinations to primary and tertiary care providers. Nasoendoscopy has become an integral part of our cleft team care and is used routinely for decisions regarding palatal management, fabrication and fitting of palatal prostheses, and treatment of resonance disorders following pharyngeal flap surgery.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009305 Nasopharynx The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the nasal cavities and has a respiratory function. Rhinopharynx,Choanae,Nasopharynges,Nasopharynxes,Rhinopharynges,Rhinopharynxes
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D002972 Cleft Palate Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion. Cleft Palate, Isolated,Cleft Palates,Palate, Cleft,Palates, Cleft
D004724 Endoscopy Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body. Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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