title: [Early repair of cleft palate in children. Report of 13 cases].
abstract: Thirteen cases of early repair of cleft palate in children are reported. The average age is 15 months. No anesthetic or early post-operative complications occurred. Follow-up examinations found the results satisfactory in 70% of the cases. The optimum age for repair, the relationship between the time of repair and effects on phonation, and the question of whether early repair would affect the growth of the palate are discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000367:Age Factors; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male