TY - JOUR
T1 - Prospectives in cleft lip and palate repair
AU - Oberg, K. C.
AU - Kirsch, W. M.
AU - Hardesty, R. A.
N1 - A recent focus on fetal surgery has raised the possibility of fetal cleft lip and palate repairs. Because of the fetus's marked plasticity, fetal repairs may have results that more closely approximate normality. Furthermore, the impact on cost management could be dramatic with a decreased need for e ...
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - A recent focus on fetal surgery has raised the possibility of fetal cleft lip and palate repairs. Because of the fetus's marked plasticity, fetal repairs may have results that more closely approximate normality. Furthermore, the impact on cost management could be dramatic with a decreased need for extensive postoperative care, orthodontia, and speech therapy. This article considers the future prospects of intrauterine cleft lip repair as the next generation of surgical advances.
AB - A recent focus on fetal surgery has raised the possibility of fetal cleft lip and palate repairs. Because of the fetus's marked plasticity, fetal repairs may have results that more closely approximate normality. Furthermore, the impact on cost management could be dramatic with a decreased need for extensive postoperative care, orthodontia, and speech therapy. This article considers the future prospects of intrauterine cleft lip repair as the next generation of surgical advances.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 8275643
SN - 0094-1298
VL - 20
SP - 815
EP - 821
JO - Clinics in Plastic Surgery
JF - Clinics in Plastic Surgery
IS - 4
ER -