Research Article
Speech Outcomes after Tonsillectomy in Patients with Known Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
| Patient | Sex | Age at tonsil surgery | Tonsillectomy indication | Tonsil size | CP type | Initial cleft repair | Speech intelligibility | VPI severity | | Preop. | Postop. | Diff | Preop. | Postop. | Diff |
| 1 | F | 4 | OSA | 3.5 | UC | 2 flap | 4 | 2 | −2 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 2 | M | 4 | OSA | 4.0 | BC | push back | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | M | 5 | OSA | 4.0 | UC | 2 flap | 2 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | F | 12 | VPI | 3.0 | SM | Unk. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | M | 6 | VPI | 3.5 | None | None | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 6 | M | 8 | VPI | 4.0 | UC | 2 flap | 3 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | M | 5 | VPI | 3.0 | UC | 2 flap | 3 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | M | 8 | OSA | 3.5 | UC | Unk. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | M | 6 | VPI | 3.0 | UC | 2 flap | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | M | 7 | VPI | 2.5 | SM | Furlow | 3 | 1 | −2 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 11 | F | 4 | OSA + VPI | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | F | 5 | VPI | 4.0 | UC | 2 flap | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | M | 7 | OSA | 4.0 | UC | 2 flap | 3 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | F | 7 | OSA | 3.0 | BC | Push back | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 15 | M | 7 | Strep+VPI | 4.0 | I | 2 flap | 2 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | F | 7 | VPI | 2.5 | None | none | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | M | 7 | OSA | 4.0 | UC | 2 flap | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | F | 12 | OSA+VPI | 4.0 | I | Furlow | 3 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 19 | M | 4 | OSA | 4.0 | I | Unk. | 3 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | F | 8 | Dysphagia | 4.0 | I | Unk. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | F | 7 | OSA | 4.0 | UC | Unk. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | F | 8 | VPI | 3.5 | SM | None | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | M | 4 | OSA | 3.5 | UC | 2 flap | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −1 |
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Patient characteristics. Cleft type: UC: unilateral complete, BC: bilateral complete, SM: submucous, I: incomplete.
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