Palatoplasty outcomes in nonsyndromic patients with cleft palate: A 29-year assessment of one surgeon's experience

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 612-616

  Sullivan, Stephen R ^a   Marrinan, Eileen M ^b   Labrie, Richard A ^c   Rogers, Gary F ^a   Mulliken, John B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University Hospital   (United States)

^c CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Fistula; Palatoplasty; Veau classification; Velopharyngeal incompetence; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PALATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ORAL FISTULA; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE, HARD; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 68249101916     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318192801b     Document Type: Article

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