Single-stage Palatal Lengthening Using Modified Buccinator Myomucosal and Buccal Fat Flaps
Summary:. Surgical treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) after primary palatoplasty poses a difficult challenge in cleft care management. Traditional treatment options have shown improved speech outcomes but oftentimes lead to airway obstruction by constriction of the posterior pharynx. Th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2023-08-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005200 |