Effectiveness of Pharyngeal Bulb-Obturator Prosthesis for Patients with Velopharyngeal Insufficiency after Palatoplasty
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Furlow palatoplasty for previously repaired cleft palate with velopharyngeal insufficiency.
OBJECTIVE Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a common complication after cleft palate repair, it may be due to lack of levator sling reconstruction and/or palatal shortening. Furlow palatoplasty has the advantages of retro-positioning of levator palati muscles and palatal lengthening. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of Furlow palatoplasty in the treatment of VPI in patients ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1809-9777,1809-4864
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1389043