Approaches to cleft lip and palate repair.
Facial clefts remain one of the most common congenital anomalies encountered by plastic surgeons. Over the last few decades, surgical results have continued to improve due to the interdisciplinary approach to this complex clinical problem.
De La Pedraja
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University of Miami School of Medicine, Division of Plastic Surgery, P.O. Box 016960 (R-88), Miami, FL 33101, USA.
Erbella
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McDonald
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Thaller
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D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery