Anatomic basis of cleft palate and velopharyngeal surgery: Implications from a fresh cadaveric study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 613-629

  Huang, Martin H S ^a,b   Lee, S T ^a   Rajendran, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLEFT PALATE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; PALATAL MUSCLES; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHARYNX; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SKULL BASE; SPEECH DISORDERS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031893936     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199803000-00007     Document Type: Article

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