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Abnormal soft palate morphology

MedGen UID:
867598
•Concept ID:
C4021984
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the soft palate
 
HPO: HP:0100736

Definition

An abnormality of the soft palate. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Evaluation and Treatment.
Meier JD, Muntz HR
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2016 Nov;24(4):477-485. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.06.016. PMID: 27712815
Management of velopharyngeal competence.
Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004
Primary repair of cleft palate: a review of surgical technique.
Assael LA
Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 1995 Mar;3(1):13-27. PMID: 11873683

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cephalometric studies.
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
Effects of oropharyngeal surgery on velopharyngeal competence.
Milczuk HA
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012 Dec;20(6):522-6. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e32835873cc. PMID: 22929115
Velo-cardio-facial syndrome: a model for understanding the genetics and pathogenesis of schizophrenia.
Murphy KC, Owen MJ
Br J Psychiatry 2001 Nov;179:397-402. doi: 10.1192/bjp.179.5.397. PMID: 11689394
Management of velopharyngeal competence.
Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004
The functional role of the tonsils in speech.
Finkelstein Y, Nachmani A, Ophir D
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994 Aug;120(8):846-51. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1994.01880320048011. PMID: 8049047

Diagnosis

Congenital lateral soft palate fistulas: a forgotten diagnosis?
Mendes J, Boas NV, Gomes C
An Pediatr (Engl Ed) 2023 May;98(5):393-394. Epub 2023 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2022.08.016. PMID: 37032241
Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Evaluation and Treatment.
Meier JD, Muntz HR
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2016 Nov;24(4):477-485. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.06.016. PMID: 27712815
A hairy situation.
Ibrahim N, Wooles NR, Elloy M, Da Forno P
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Jun 8;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-209825. PMID: 26055604Free PMC Article
Anatomy and physiology of velopharyngeal closure and insufficiency.
Raol N, Hartnick CJ
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2015;76:1-6. Epub 2015 Feb 19 doi: 10.1159/000368003. PMID: 25733226
Velopharyngeal insufficiency.
Hirschberg J
Folia Phoniatr (Basel) 1986;38(2-4):221-76. doi: 10.1159/000265828. PMID: 3527897

Therapy

Effects of oropharyngeal surgery on velopharyngeal competence.
Milczuk HA
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012 Dec;20(6):522-6. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e32835873cc. PMID: 22929115
Isolated uvulitis.
Cohen M, Chhetri DK, Head C
Ear Nose Throat J 2007 Aug;86(8):462, 464. PMID: 17915667
The evaluation and management of velopharyngeal dysfunction.
Marsh JL
Clin Plast Surg 2004 Apr;31(2):261-9. doi: 10.1016/S0094-1298(03)00124-X. PMID: 15145668
Variability in the Michelin tire syndrome. A child with multiple anomalies, smooth muscle hamartoma, and familial paracentric inversion of chromosome 7q.
Schnur RE, Herzberg AJ, Spinner N, Kant JA, Magnusson M, McDonald-McGinn D, Rehberg K, Honig PJ, Zackai EH
J Am Acad Dermatol 1993 Feb;28(2 Pt 2):364-70. PMID: 8436660
Orofacial malformations.
Poswillo DE
Proc R Soc Med 1974 May;67(5):343-9. PMID: 4835278Free PMC Article

Prognosis

What are the Soft Tissue Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Down's Syndrome?
Stanbouly D, Steinberg B, Chuang SK
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Aug;60(8):986-992. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1177/10556656221088171. PMID: 35306875
Rare Facial Clefts.
Fijałkowska M, Antoszewski B
Pol Przegl Chir 2015 Aug;87(8):389-94. doi: 10.1515/pjs-2015-0077. PMID: 26495914
Speech outcome after palatal repair in nonsyndromic versus syndromic Robin sequence.
Patel KB, Sullivan SR, Murthy AS, Marrinan E, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2012 Oct;130(4):577e-584e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318262f2e4. PMID: 23018719
Distraction osteogenesis of the cleft maxilla.
Wong GB, Ciminello FS, Padwa BL
Facial Plast Surg 2008 Nov;24(4):467-71. Epub 2008 Nov 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1102910. PMID: 19034823
Management of velopharyngeal competence.
Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004

Clinical prediction guides

What are the Soft Tissue Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Down's Syndrome?
Stanbouly D, Steinberg B, Chuang SK
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Aug;60(8):986-992. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1177/10556656221088171. PMID: 35306875
Rare Facial Clefts.
Fijałkowska M, Antoszewski B
Pol Przegl Chir 2015 Aug;87(8):389-94. doi: 10.1515/pjs-2015-0077. PMID: 26495914
Distraction osteogenesis of the cleft maxilla.
Wong GB, Ciminello FS, Padwa BL
Facial Plast Surg 2008 Nov;24(4):467-71. Epub 2008 Nov 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1102910. PMID: 19034823
Cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome.
Plötz FB, van Essen AJ, Bosschaart AN, Bos AP
Am J Med Genet 1996 Mar 29;62(3):286-92. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960329)62:3<286::AID-AJMG16>3.0.CO;2-G. PMID: 8882789
Hypernasality and velopharyngeal impairment.
Warren DW, Dalston RM, Mayo R
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1994 Jul;31(4):257-62. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1994_031_0257_havi_2.3.co_2. PMID: 7918520

Recent systematic reviews

Speech correcting surgery after primary palatoplasty: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Hofman L, van Dongen JA, van Rees RCM, Jenniskens K, Haverkamp SJ, Beentjes YS, van der Molen ABM, Paes EC
Clin Oral Investig 2023 Dec 29;28(1):58. doi: 10.1007/s00784-023-05391-7. PMID: 38157017
Quantifying Soft Tissue Changes in Cleft Lip and Palate Using Nonionizing Three-Dimensional Imaging: A Systematic Review.
Thierens LAM, De Roo NMC, De Pauw GAM, Brusselaers N
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Oct;76(10):2210.e1-2210.e13. Epub 2018 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.05.020. PMID: 29932938
Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cephalometric studies.
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
A systematic review comparing Furlow double-opposing Z-plasty and straight-line intravelar veloplasty methods of cleft palate repair.
Timbang MR, Gharb BB, Rampazzo A, Papay F, Zins J, Doumit G
Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Nov;134(5):1014-1022. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000637. PMID: 25347635
Three-dimensional imaging methods for quantitative analysis of facial soft tissues and skeletal morphology in patients with orofacial clefts: a systematic review.
Kuijpers MA, Chiu YT, Nada RM, Carels CE, Fudalej PS
PLoS One 2014;9(4):e93442. Epub 2014 Apr 7 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093442. PMID: 24710215Free PMC Article

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