Current Controversies in Diagnosis and Management of Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Journal
BioMed Research International
ISSN
2314-6133
2314-6141
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Pablo Antonio Ysunza
Maria Carmen Pamplona
Kenneth Shaheen
Konkgrit Chaiyasate
Matthew Rontal
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
<jats:p><jats:italic>Background</jats:italic>. One of the most controversial topics concerning cleft palate is the diagnosis and treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI).<jats:italic>Objective</jats:italic>. This paper reviews current genetic aspects of cleft palate, imaging diagnosis of VPI, the planning of operations for restoring velopharyngeal function during speech, and strategies for speech pathology treatment of articulation disorders in patients with cleft palate.<jats:italic>Materials and Methods</jats:italic>. An updated review of the scientific literature concerning genetic aspects of cleft palate was carried out. Current strategies for assessing and treating articulation disorders associated with cleft palate were analyzed. Imaging procedures for assessing velopharyngeal closure during speech were reviewed, including a recent method for performing intraoperative videonasopharyngoscopy.<jats:italic>Results</jats:italic>. Conclusions from the analysis of genetic aspects of syndromic and nonsyndromic cleft palate and their use in its diagnosis and management are presented. Strategies for classifying and treating articulation disorders in patients with cleft palate are presented. Preliminary results of the use of multiplanar videofluoroscopy as an outpatient procedure and intraoperative endoscopy for the planning of operations which aimed to correct VPI are presented.<jats:italic>Conclusion</jats:italic>. This paper presents current aspects of the diagnosis and management of patients with cleft palate and VPI including 3 main aspects: genetics and genomics, speech pathology and imaging diagnosis, and surgical management.</jats:p>
Subjects
gene-environment interaction
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pharyngeal flap surgery
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tgfbr2 mutant mice
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genome-wide
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secondary palate
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multiview videofluoroscopy
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velocardiofacial syndrome
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molecular-mechanisms
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speech outcomes
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oral clefts