Varshney R, Pitaro J, Alghonaim Y, Lacroix Y. Hemorrhagic Hairy Polyp Causing Velopharyngeal Dysfunction in a Newborn.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2014;
52:625-8. [PMID:
25137603 DOI:
10.1597/13-265]
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Abstract
Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) can be secondary to anatomic, neurologic, or functional maldevelopment in the pediatric population. We present a case of transient VPD after the removal of a voluminous oropharyngeal hairy polyp in a newborn with an intact palate. This report sensitizes physicians, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists not only to the repercussions of oropharyngeal congenital masses, such as hairy polyps, on the feeding mechanisms of a newborn but also to the possibility of conservative management.
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