Trans-oral endoscopic partial adenoidectomy does not worsen the speech after cleft palate repair

Trans-oral endoscopic partial adenoidectomy does not worsen the speech after cleft palate repair

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Adenoid hypertrophy may play a role in velopharyngeal closure especially in patients with palatal abnormality; adenoidectomy may lead to velopharyngeal insufficiency and hyper nasal speech. Patients with cleft palate even after repair should not undergo adenoidectomy unless...

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Main Authors: Mosaad Abdel-Aziz, Badawy Khalifa, Ahmed Shawky, Mohammed Rashed, Nader Naguib, Asmaa Abdel-Hameed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
Endoscopic adenoidectomy
Cleft palate
Adenoid hypertrophy
Velopharyngeal insufficiency
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