Hao Sui DDS, Weilong Liu PhD, Min Wu MD, Heng Yin MD, Meijun Du DDS, Jiali Chen DDS, Shiming Zhang DDS, Hanyao Huang PhD, Bing Shi PhD, Yong Lu PhD
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Abstract
Objective (s)
This pilot study aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) in Chinese patients with velopharyngeal competence (VPC) after primary cleft palate surgery or after secondary posterior pharyngeal flap (PPF) surgery.
Methods
A two-center cross-sectional study was conducted in two stomatological hospitals in China between December 2021 and December 2022. A total of 68 patients and healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study, categorized into the control group, the group of patients with VPC after primary cleft palate repair, and the group of patients with VPC after secondary PPF. The Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI) Effects on Life Outcomes (VELO) instrument and the Quebec Sleep Questionnaire (QSQ) were used for the assessment of speech-related QoL and ventilation-impairment-related QoL.
Results
Healthy subjects had better VELO total scores (speech-related QoL) than patients with VPC. Patients who reached VPC by secondary PPF surgery had better VELO scores in the domain of perception by others, compared with patients who reached VPC after the primary cleft palate surgery. Ventilation-impairment-related QoL assessment showed that patients who underwent secondary PPF surgery had worse QSQ total scores and domain scores than those who only had primary surgery. Surgical age only had a negative correlation with VELO scores of swallowing problems in patients who underwent PPF surgery.
Conclusions
Despite achieving VPC after both primary and secondary surgery, patients could still exhibit worse speech-related QoL than healthy individuals. Among patients with VPC, patients who underwent secondary PPF could have worse ventilation-impairment-related QoL than those who only had primary cleft palate surgery.
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The Laryngoscope has been the leading source of information on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck disorders since 1890. The Laryngoscope is the first choice among otolaryngologists for publication of their important findings and techniques. Each monthly issue of The Laryngoscope features peer-reviewed medical, clinical, and research contributions in general otolaryngology, allergy/rhinology, otology/neurotology, laryngology/bronchoesophagology, head and neck surgery, sleep medicine, pediatric otolaryngology, facial plastics and reconstructive surgery, oncology, and communicative disorders. Contributions include papers and posters presented at the Annual and Section Meetings of the Triological Society, as well as independent papers, "How I Do It", "Triological Best Practice" articles, and contemporary reviews. Theses authored by the Triological Society’s new Fellows as well as papers presented at meetings of the American Laryngological Association are published in The Laryngoscope.
• Broncho-esophagology
• Communicative disorders
• Head and neck surgery
• Plastic and reconstructive facial surgery
• Oncology
• Speech and hearing defects
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