Submucous cleft palate: An often-missed diagnosis

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 878-885

  Ha, Kim M ^a   Cleland, Heather ^a   Greensmith, Andrew ^b   Chong, David ^b   MacGill, Kirstie ^b   Verhoeven, Andrea ^a   Hutson, John M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Double opposing z palatoplasty; Intravelar veloplasty; Pharyngeal flap; Submucous cleft palate; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CLEFT PALATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PALATE; PHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT PALATE; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

AGE FACTORS; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATAL MUSCLES; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84880127213     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31827fef4b     Document Type: Article

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