title: Cleft lip-palate deformities in Western China: epidemiology, surgical reconstruction, and cost.
abstract: A series of 46 procedures (42 patients) was performed on youth with cleft lip-palate deformities in Lanzhou, China. Patients' ages ranged from 6 months to 18 years. There were no short-term complications in this series, which included many advanced cases. The estimated cost per patient was 1590 US dollars. Youth with unrepaired cleft lip-palate in western China can be treated in a cost-effective manner.
authors.affiliation: Cleft and Craniofacial Panel, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento 95817, USA. travis.tollefson@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Travis T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Tollefson
authors.forename: Joseph K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sykes
authors.forename: Wayne F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Larrabee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male