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International Journal of Otolaryngology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 296073, 3 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/296073
Clinical Study

Noncleft Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: Etiology and Need For Surgical Treatment

Steven Goudy,1 Christopher Ingraham,2 and John Canady3

1Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
2Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
3Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

Received 28 November 2011; Accepted 23 January 2012

Academic Editor: James Brookes

Copyright © 2012 Steven Goudy et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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