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What is VPI?
During speech, the soft palate (i.e., velum) closes against the back wall of the throat (i.e., pharynx), preventing air flow through the nose. Velopharyngeal insufficiency, or VPI, is a condition that occurs when the soft palate cannot close against the back wall of the throat
Conditions We Treat
The team at Phoenix Children’s diagnoses and treats a wide range of mild to complex bone conditions in children and teens. These include: Fibrous dysplasia: This rare bone disorder causes certain bones to be replaced by abnormal scar-like connective tissue. This often leads to
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Thank you for choosing Phoenix Children’s for medical care. When a patient is in the hospital or seeing a specialist, we know that medical bills can be a concern. We’re here to help make paying your bill as easy as possible, so you or your child can focus on getting well. Pay
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Today, most kids with cancer — close to 85% — will beat it and go on to live full lives. That’s why planning for their future begins the moment a child is diagnosed with cancer at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Being able to have a child is important to pediatric cancer survivors
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What Should Parents Know About Pediatric Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment (OMT)?
What is Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)? Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, also known as OMT, is a system of evaluation and treatment designed to promote and maintain health by restoring normal function to the body. It is performed by a specially trained doctor who
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure that uses a pump to circulate blood through an artificial lung and back into the bloodstream for patients with breathing and heart problems. The treatment provides bypass support so a patient’s lungs and heart can rest and
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Vladimir Kalinichenko, MD, PhD
Director, Phoenix Children’s Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Conditions We Treat
Hypothalamic hamartomas are rare, benign (non-cancerous) tumor-like formation on the hypothalamus, the area at the base of the brain that controls the production and release of hormones by the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus is a small but crucial part of the brain that