5 Cleft Lip Repair: Bilateral
10.1055/b-0034-98443 5 Cleft Lip Repair: Bilateral Travis T. Tollefson and Craig W. Senders Introduction The care for a child with bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) is best managed by…
9 Alveolar Bone Grafting
10.1055/b-0034-98447 9 Alveolar Bone Grafting Sean M. Young and Samuel J. McKenna Introduction and Historical Perspective Alveolar cleft repair is a critical step in the comprehensive management of complete cleft…
8 Adjunctive Methods in Cleft Palate Repair and Complications
10.1055/b-0034-98446 8 Adjunctive Methods in Cleft Palate Repair and Complications Travis D. Reeves, Krishna G. Patel, and Christopher M. Discolo Introduction Cleft palate repair was first described in the early…
11 Speech/Resonance Evaluation
10.1055/b-0034-98449 11 Speech/Resonance Evaluation Ann W. Kummer and Jennifer C. Muckala Introduction Children with a history of cleft lip and/or palate are at risk for communication disorders in the areas…
13 Sphincter Pharyngoplasty
10.1055/b-0034-98451 13 Sphincter Pharyngoplasty Emily F. Boss and Kathleen C.Y. Sie Introduction Sphincter pharyngoplasty is one of a handful of surgical procedures used to treat velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) in children….
15 Humanitarian Missions
10.1055/b-0034-98453 15 Humanitarian Missions Sofia Lyford-Pike and Patrick J. Byrne Introduction International volunteer missions are fundamental to the global management of individuals with orofacial clefts. Current consensus is that appropriate…
12 Pharyngeal Flap Surgery
10.1055/b-0034-98450 12 Pharyngeal Flap Surgery J. Paul Willging and Aliza P. Cohen Introduction The pharyngeal flap is the most widely used surgical treatment for restoring velopharyngeal competence. Tissue from the…
14 Complications of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Surgery and Special Populations
10.1055/b-0034-98452 14 Complications of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Surgery and Special Populations Caroline A. Banks and David R. White Introduction Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is incomplete closure of the velopharynx characterized by hypernasal…
3 Mandibular Distraction
10.1055/b-0034-98441 3 Mandibular Distraction Timothy A. Lander and Andrew R. Scott Introduction Pierre Robin sequence (PRS), a triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and cleft palate, is the prototypical entity combining upper…
4 Cleft Lip Repair: Unilateral
10.1055/b-0034-98442 4 Cleft Lip Repair: Unilateral Travis T. Tollefson and Jonathan M. Sykes Introduction Cleft lip and cleft palate are the most common birth defects of craniofacial development. Up to…
