Velopharyngeal insufficiency: diagnosis and management
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Velopharyngeal insufficiency: diagnosis and management.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Journal articles relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency were reviewed. All studies ascertained by PubMed search were included. RECENT FINDINGS Studies reported on the application of magnetic resonance scanning, reliability tests of the International Working Group diagnostic protocol, the use of nasometry, and techniques designed to assess the...
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1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA 2Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA 3Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgory, AB, Canada T2N 1N4 4Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt Univer...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1068-9508
DOI: 10.1097/moo.0b013e32832cbd6b