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- Title
Unilateral Palatal Hypoplasia: A Case Report With a Long-Term Follow-Up.
- Authors
Masuoka, Hiromu; Takai, Yumi; Kusumoto, Kenji
- Abstract
Isolated unilateral palatal hypoplasia is an extremely rare congenital disorder that usually causes velopharyngeal incompetence. We herein report a case with isolated unilateral palatal hypoplasia that was treated and followed up over nine years. No hypernasality or articulation errors were observed through the postoperative period. Here the intraoperative and postoperative findings are described.
- Subjects
PATIENT aftercare; SURGICAL flaps; SOFT palate; VELOPHARYNGEAL insufficiency; CLEFT palate; TREATMENT effectiveness; POSTOPERATIVE period
- Publication
Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2023, Vol 60, Issue 1, p105
- ISSN
1055-6656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10556656211053541