ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2021
Long-term Speech Outcomes of Cleft Palate Repair in Robin Sequence versus Isolated Cleft Palate.
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- Comparisons of longitudinal speech outcomes in children born with cleft palate ± cleft lip with and without additional conditions at 5 and 10 years -a registry study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Speech Outcomes in Children with Robin Sequence Treated with a Pre-Epiglottic Baton Plate.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026Article
- Velopharyngeal insufficiency after cleft palate repair in patients with isolated Robin sequence versus isolated cleft palate: A systematic review.JPRAS open · 2024Review
- "Long term speech outcomes after using the Sommerlad technique for primary palatoplasty: a retrospective study in the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht."Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Respiratory outcomes after cleft palate closure in Robin sequence: a retrospective study.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Three-dimensional finite element analysis on stress distribution after different palatoplasty and levator veli palatini muscle reconstruction.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Early Communication Behaviors in Infants With Cleft Palate With and Without Robin Sequence: A Preliminary Study.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2022Article
- Quality of life and phonatory and morphological outcomes in cognitively unimpaired adolescents with Pierre Robin sequence: a cross-sectional study of 72 patients.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2021Article
- Erratum: Long-term Speech Outcomes of Cleft Palate Repair in Robin Sequence versus Isolated Cleft Palate: Erratum.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Characterization of upper airway airflow dynamics in young adults with isolated Robin sequence: An exploratory investigation.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
Whether treatment of cleft palate (CP) associated with Robin sequence (RS) should attain outcomes similar to those of isolated cleft palate (ICP) remains unknown. This study compares treatment and outcomes in both conditions and delineates predictors of long-term outcome.
methodsThis retrospective case series of consecutive syndromic and isolated RS- and ICP-patients (1990-2016) includes indications and outcomes of straight-line repair with intravelar veloplasty (SLIV) or Furlow repair depending on cleft and airway characteristics.
resultsSeventy-five RS and 83 ICP patients underwent CP repair. Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) occurred in 41% of RS versus 17% of ICP patients (
conclusionsVariability of RS anatomy and airway compromise necessitates individualized treatment protocols. Despite differing CP etiology and other variables, our findings demonstrate cleft anatomy as the only independent variable predictive of VPI comparing RS and ICP patients. Patients with isolated RS should ultimately attain similar VPI outcomes compared with ICP patients. Obstructive speech operations in RS patients can be avoided without compromising speech outcome by reserving the prsocedure for secondary cases.
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