Submucous cleft palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency: Comparison of speech outcomes using three operative techniques by one surgeon

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 561-570

  Sullivan, Stephen R ^a   Vasudavan, Sivabalan ^b,c   Marrinan, Eileen M ^d   Mulliken, John B ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Double opposing Z palatoplasty; Furlow palatoplasty; Palatoplasty; Pharyngeal flap; Submucous; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; DOUBLE OPPOSING Z PALATOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PALATOPLASTY; PHARYNX; PHARYNX FLAP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SUBMUCOUS CLEFT PALATE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TWO FLAP PALATOPLASTY WITH MUSCULAR RETROPOSITIONING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH DISORDERS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 80052192442     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/09-127     Document Type: Article

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