THE MODERN APPROACH OF CHILDREN’S TREATMENT WITH VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD

Abstract

Velopharyngeal insufficiency is one of the main causes of speech disorders in children with congenital cleft palate, leading to social exclusion and disability of patients. This article describes an integrated approach to the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency, aimed in improving the anatomical and physiological function of velopharyngeal ring. Velopharyngeal ring is considered as the nervemuscle complex in the treatment of patients with this pathology. It is shown that a one-time complex treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency, estimated with the program «Compare» in the below-described clinical example, increased velopharyngeal closure ring by 25%, thus eliminating nasality and significantly improve the quality of speech.

Keywords

• children
• congenital cleft palate
• velopharyngeal insufficiency
• pharyngoplasty
• nasopharyngoscopy
• rhinolalia