Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency by Fat Injection
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
A 4-year-old boy presented for evaluation of his “abnormal voice.” His mother reports that since he has been able to speak he has never made clear “s” and “p” sounds. She reports that to most people he is unintelligible. She is seeking options for therapy, but currently lives on a Caribbean island with minimal access to speech services or surgical care. The child has no other medical problems, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0194-5998,1097-6817
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.06.410