PMID: 9529200Apr 7, 1998Paper

Limited value of preoperative cervical vascular imaging in patients with velocardiofacial syndrome

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
P WittLynn M Grames

Abstract

The purpose of this two-part study was to evaluate the safety of surgical management of speech production disorders in patients with velocardiofacial syndrome without preoperative cervical vascular imaging studies. Anomalous internal carotid arteries have been shown to be a frequent feature of velocardiofacial syndrome. These vessels pose a potential risk for hemorrhage during velopharyngeal narrowing procedures. Magnetic resonance angiography, and other forms of cervical vascular imaging studies such as computerized tomography, have been advocated as aids to surgery by defining the preoperative vascular anatomy. However, it remains unclear whether these studies alter either the conduct or outcome of operations on the velopharynx. In the first part of this study, we reviewed the charts and videonasendoscopic evaluations of 39 consecutive patients with confirmed or suspected velocardiofacial syndrome who underwent sphincter pharyngoplasty or pharyngeal flap from 1978 to 1996. The charts were reviewed to determine (1) the frequency of identification of abnormal pharyngeal pulsations; (2) whether such pulsations affected the conduct of the operative procedure; and (3) whether the presence of pulsations affected surgical morbidity ...Continue Reading

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Apr 29, 1998·Journal of Women's Health
Nov 4, 2009·Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery : Official Publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India·Jeffrey L Marsh
Mar 3, 2004·The Cleft Palate-craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association·Felicity V MehendaleBrian C Sommerlad
Jun 30, 2004·The Cleft Palate-craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association·Felicity V Mehendale, Brian C Sommerlad
Jan 12, 2007·The Cleft Palate-craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association·Albert K OhGranger B Wong
May 9, 2014·The Cleft Palate-craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association·Carrie StranskyOksana Jackson
Aug 23, 2005·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·Jared M WassermanNira A Goldstein
May 3, 2011·Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery·Edward W SwansonJohn B Mulliken

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