On the variability of velopharyngeal valve anatomy and function: A combined peroral and nasendoscopic study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 631-639

  Finkelstein, Yehuda ^a,b   Talmi, Yoav P ^a,b   Nachmani, Ariela ^a,b   Hauben, Daniel J ^a,b   Zohar, Yuval ^a,b  

^a HASHARON HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; PALATE; PHARYNX; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOUTH; NOSE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0026587515     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199204000-00006     Document Type: Article

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