Obstructive sleep apnea.
This chapter outlines the surgical management of children who experience symptoms of airway obstruction after undergoing pharyngeal flap surgery or sphincter pharyngoplasty for the correction of velopharyngeal insufficiency. It also describes the management of children with hyponasality following these corrective surgical interventions.
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
J Paul
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Willging
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery