Need for velopharyngeal management following palatoplasty: An outcome analysis of syndromic and nonsyndromic patients with Robin sequence

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1522-1534

  Witt, Peter D ^a   Myckatyn, Terry ^b   Marsh, Jeffrey L ^b   Grames, Lynn Marty ^b   Dowton, S Bruce ^b  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALATOPLASTY; PHARYNX; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030977165     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199705010-00008     Document Type: Article

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