Palatoplasty: Furlow's double reversing z-plasty versus intravelar veloplasty

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 546-549

  Gunther, E ^a   Wisser, J R ^b   Cohen, M A ^c   Brown, A S ^d,e,f  

^a BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^c Administrative Director at the Regional Cleft Palate Craniofacial Center of Southern New Jersey   (United States)

^d Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^e Regional Cleft Palate Craniofacial Center of Southern New Jersey   (United States)

^f RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Furlow palatoplasty; Hypernasality; Intravelar veloplasty; Speech

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT PALATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALATE MALFORMATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; Z PLASTY;

EID: 0031784319     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569_1998_035_0546_pfsdrz_2.3.co_2     Document Type: Article

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