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Single-stage Dynamic Reanimation of the Smile in Irreversible Facial Paralysis by Free Functional Muscle Transfer
Published on: March 1, 2015
[Open rhinolalia, a typical symptom of velo-cardio-facial syndrome]
C Morales-Angulo1, J Gallo-Terán
1Servicio de ORL, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega. cmorales@mundivia.es
Abstract:
The Velocardiofacial (VCF) syndrome is a relatively frequent cromosomopathy that usually associates various otorhinolaryngological features, as hipenasal speech, typical facies and auricular anomalies. We report a patient with VCF syndrome that before being diagnosed had undergone adenoidectomy with a postoperative worsening in speech. Otorhinolaryngological clinical features of the VCF syndrome are discussed and a diagnostic protocol is proposed to achieve an early diagnosis and to prevent iatrogenic interventions in these patients.
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