The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 5 , Pages 1293-1301 , November 2005

Laryngopharyngeal dysfunction after the Norwood procedure

Read at the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, San Francisco, Calif, April 10-13, 2005.

  • Margaret L. Skinner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Evelyn Trammell Institute of Voice and Swallowing, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Charleston, SC
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  • Lucinda A. Halstead, MD

      Affiliations

    • Evelyn Trammell Institute of Voice and Swallowing, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Charleston, SC
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  • Catherine S. Rubinstein, MSN (FNP)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Andrew M. Atz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Diane Andrews, SLP

      Affiliations

    • Evelyn Trammell Institute of Voice and Swallowing, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Charleston, SC
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  • Scott M. Bradley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Scott M. Bradley, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425

Received 8 April 2005 ,Revised 6 June 2005 ,Accepted 8 June 2005.

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PII: S0022-5223(05)01181-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.013

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 5 , Pages 1293-1301 , November 2005

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