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Clinical Outcomes of Primary Palatal Surgery in Children with Nonsyndromic Cleft Palate with and without Lip.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Ha, Seunghee Koh, Kyung S. Moon, Heewon Jung, Seungeun Oh, Tae Suk |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | This study presents clinical outcomes of primary cleft palate surgery, including rate of oronasal fistula development, rate of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) requiring secondary surgery, and speech outcomes. We examined the effect of cleft type on the clinical outcomes. Retrospective analysis was performed using clinical records of all patients who received a primary palatoplasty at the Cleft Palate Clinic at Seoul Asan Medical Center, South Korea, between 2007 and 2012. The study included 292 patients with nonsyndromic overt cleft palate (±cleft lip). The results revealed that the rate of oronasal fistula was 7.9% and the incidence of VPI based on the rate of secondary palatal surgery was 19.2%. The results showed that 50.3% of all the patients had received speech therapy and 28.8% and 51.4% demonstrated significant hypernasality and articulatory deficits, respectively. The results of the rate of VPI and speech outcomes were significantly different in terms of cleft type. Except for the rate of oronasal fistula, patients with cleft palate generally exhibited better clinical outcomes compared to those with bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate. This study suggests that several factors, including cleft type, should be identified and comprehensively considered to establish an optimal treatment regimen for patients with cleft palate. |
| ISSN | 23146133 |
| Journal | Biomed Research International |
| Volume Number | 2015 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC4530221 |
| PubMed reference number | 26273593 |
| e-ISSN | 23146141 |
| DOI | 10.1155/2015/185459 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hindawi |
| Publisher Date | 2015-07-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © 2015 Seunghee Ha et al. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |