Velopharyngeal dysfunction of neurogenic origin: Evaluating the use of gel implant injection augmentation
Objectives: Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) secondary to neuromuscular pathology is well recognized. Surgical treatment in these patients using palatoplasty or conventional sphincteric and posterior flap-based pharyngoplasty is often contraindicated as they may further weaken or aggravate already i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=120;epage=124;aulast=Khan |