Prospective Evaluation of the Outcome of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Therapy after Simultaneous Double Z-Plasty and Sphincter Pharyngoplasty
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Prospective evaluation of the outcome of velopharyngeal insufficiency therapy after simultaneous double z-plasty and sphincter pharyngoplasty.
OBJECTIVE One of the main goals in the management of cleft palate is to achieve a good quality of speech. The aim of the prospective study was to evaluate the effectiveness of therapy in patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency treated by simultaneously performed Furlow and Orticochea operations. PATIENTS AND METHODS From May 2007 to May 2008 we treated 14 consecutive patients (6 males and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1421-9972,1021-7762
DOI: 10.1159/000316969