The management of velopharyngeal insufficiency with Furlow double-opposing Z-plasty procedure

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 115-121

  Wójcicki, Piotr ^a,b   Wójcicka, Grazyna ^a,b  

^a University Clinic of Medical Academy   (Poland)

^b Specialist Medical Center   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cleft palate patients; Furlow's surgery; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; Z PLASTY;

EID: 46649090708     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-008-0254-y     Document Type: Article

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