Levator Veli Palatini Muscle Ratio Is a Clinically Significant Anatomic Predictor for Velopharyngeal Surgical Need.

ABSTRACT: ObjectiveVelopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) poses challenges for normal speech production, often necessitating surgical intervention. Determining optimal candidates for surgery remains complex and requires a nuanced understanding of underlying anatomic factors contributing to VPI. This study aimed to identify anatomic predictors that drive surgical recommendations for VPI.DesignProspective observational cohort study.SettingPediatric tertiary care hospital.MethodsMagnetic resonance imaging data were acquired from 150 children (aged 4-17) to identify anatomic predictors of VPI and surgical need. Fourteen velopharyngeal variables were measured in the oblique coronal and midsagittal imaging planes. Calculations included differences in levator veli palatini (LVP) muscle angles of origin, mean e

SUBMITTER: Mason KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684033 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature