Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi
January 2007
Objective: To study the feasibility, merit and shortcoming of simultaneously repairing cleft lip and palate during the infancy.
Methods: 468 infants with cleft lip and palate repaired simultaneously in our department from 1995 to 2004 were reviewed retrospectively, as well as the cases repaired three years before were followed up and evaluated in pronunciation.
Results: 468 infants with cleft lip and palate were effectively treated simultaneously, associated with 173 had complications and 1 died after operation.