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Cleft Palate Surgery / Palatoplasty

Written by Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Nov 16, 2015

Last Updated on Nov 16, 2015

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References for Cleft Palate Surgery / Palatoplasty:

Cleft palate repair and variations. Indian J Plast Surg. 2009 Oct; 42(Suppl): S102–S109. - (doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.57197)
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery - (http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs-wm/44971.pdf)

Author: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Editor: Sheela Philomena

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

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