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KMID : 0917519980030010018
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Journal of Speech Sciences
1998 Volume.3 No. 1 p.18 ~ p.25
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Fat Injection of Functional Velopharyngeal Insufficiency as the Supportive Treatment
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Ahn Cheol-Min
Kim Yong-Woo
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Abstract
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Background: The results of treatment in functional velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) was not good compared to physician´s common practice.
Objectives: Authors conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy of fa injection on posterior pharyngeal wall in the functional velopharyngeal insufficiency as the supportive treatment.
Materials and Methods: The preoperative assessment includes history of patients, the perceptual analysis of patient´s voice, nasopharyngoscopic finding of velopharyngeal movements, nasometer. movement findings of soft palate during phonation and swalling. Fat which was taken from umbilical area was injected in 5 patients with conducted functional velopharyngeal insufficiency.
Results: All 5 patients had good results in voice quality after fat injection.
Conclusions: Fat injection is a good treatment method in functional velopharyngeal insufficiency as a supportive method.
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KEYWORD
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Functional, VPI, Fat injection
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