Superiorly based pharyngeal flap and posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 268-273

  Willging, J Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Resonance disorder; Surgical correction; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SNORING; SPEECH THERAPY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 74049094407     PISSN: 10431810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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