title: Posterior pharyngeal tattooing: localising the implant in velopharyngeal incompetence.
abstract: A technique of preoperative localisation of pharyngeal wall implants for velopharyngeal incompetence is described. The nasal approach in the non-sedated patient permits precise and permanent posterior pharyngeal wall tattooing for accurate implant location.
authors.affiliation: Australian Craniofacial Unit, Adelaide Children's Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Harries
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bagnall
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013653:Tattooing; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*