Pharyngeal flap versus sphincter pharyngoplasty for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency: A meta-analysis

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 864-868

  Collins, Jessica ^a   Cheung, Kevin ^a   Farrokhyar, Forough ^a   Strumas, Nick ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Meta Analysis; Pharyngeal flap; Sphincter pharyngoplasty; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

CLEFT PALATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PHARYNX FLAP; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPEECH; SPHINCTER PHARYNGOPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; HUMANS; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SURGICAL FLAPS; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84862556214     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.01.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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