Palatopharyngeal sling: A new technique in treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Abdel Aziz, Mosaad ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Palatopharyngeal sling; Pharyngeal flap; Sphincter pharyngoplasty; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNGOSCOPY; PALATE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL SLING; PALATOPLASTY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT PALATE; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; SURGICAL FLAPS; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 37649006235     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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