Incidence and sequelae of nocturnal respiratory obstruction following posterior pharyngeal flap operation

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 252-257

  Wells, Mark D ^a   Vu, Tuan A ^b   Luce, Edward A ^a,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Division of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PHARYNX; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TISSUE FLAP;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0032825643     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199909000-00005     Document Type: Article

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