Taimoor Al Balushi, Meera Sahib, Zahra Al Abduwani, P S Viswapurna, Mohammad Zeinalddin
Cleft lip and/or palate are one of the most common birth defects around the world. This cross sectional study aimed to study characteristic of cleft lip and plate cases attended Khaula Hospital Cleft Center. METHODS: The data were collected from Plastic Surgery Department of Khaula Hospital Muscat, Oman, between years 2010 and 2019. Data was collected using a form that included demographic distribution of patients, gender, age, birth weight, region, age when first attended hospital, associated congenital anomalies and syndromes, type of delivery, mother consumption of Folic Acid, types of cleft lip/palate, and surgeries done...
March 2022: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery