Autologous fat transplantation to the velopharynx for treating persistent velopharyngeal insufficiency of mild degree secondary to overt or submucous cleft palate

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 337-344

  Filip, Charles ^a   Matzen, Michael ^a   Aagenæs, Ingegerd ^a   Aukner, Ragnhild ^b   Kjøll, Lillian ^b   Høgevold, Hans Erik ^a   Tønseth, Kim ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Oslo Cleft Team   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Fat transplantation; MRI; Perceptual speech evaluation; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AUTOLOGOUS FAT TRANSPLANTATION; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PHONATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; VOICE QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873731038     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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