[Surgery of labio-maxillo-palatal clefts during humanitarian mission in the Philippines].
After describing the Philippines and the Comité de Soutien Enfance Philippines, a humanitarian association with a three-fold objective: to build, to educate and to treat, the authors present the organization and practical conduct of their missions abroad which have enabled them to treat almost 400 patients with cleft lip and palate between the ages of 3 months and 46 years.
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Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, CHU, Hôpital Central, Nancy, France.
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