One-stage repair for bilateral cleft lip
Introduction: Bilateral cleft lip represents the most severe cleft lip and palate deformities. Diversity of treatment protocols are used. Controversies remain about the merits of one or two stages repair….
A demographic study on 50 cleft lip and palate patients
Cleft lip and palate is a common congenital facial deformity. For a good outcome early correction is essential. Further more in most of the cases this is associated with other…
Case presentation: anomalies of two interlinking syndromes – DVWS and PPS – in a family group of three
Background and objective: Demarquay–van der Woude (DVWS) and Popliteal Pterygium (PPS) syndromes are two distinct autosomal dominant conditions generally presenting with cleft lip and/or cleft palate. Both syndromes are genetically…
Prospective study of the sagittal growth of the maxilla in patients with maxillary unilateral complete cleft lip and palate operated at 6 months of age under a functional technique
Introduction: One of the common consequences of the surgical treatment of cleft palate patients is the excessive maxillary retrusion, which has not only aesthetic consequences but can also cause a…
Secondary versustertiary alveolar cleft grafting—a compartive assessment of outcome
The timing of alveolar cleft grafting has been subjected to considerable debate between surgeons. Secondary cleft grafting has been supported by many authors however tertiary grafting cases still participate in…
Segmentary distraction in cleft patients
Cleft patients frequently require a maxillary advancement surgery to correct the midface retrusion. The options are maxillary advancement by Le Fort osteotomy or distraction osteogenesis with external or intraoral devices….
Endonasal approach in premaxilla osteotomy of complete bilateral cleft lip palate
Background and objectives: Bilateral cleft lip palate patients often present vertical and horizontal excess in the premaxilla, together with dental torque alterations, due to unrestrained premaxilla displacement and premaxillary-vomerine suture…
Novel use of a resorbable sheet in combination with a vomerine flap in cleft palate reconstruction
Background and objectives : Many techniques are available to repair clefts of the palate. Techniques involving substantial stripping of the palatal mucoperiosteum, lead to maxillary hypoplasia. Vomerine flaps have been…
Acellular dermal matrix allograft: an effective adjunct to oronasal fistula repair in patients with cleft palate
Background and objectives : Oronasal fistulae (ONF) following cleft palate (CP) repair are challenging and associated with high recurrence rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of…
A comparitive study of tissue adhesive versus sutures in congenital cleft lip repair
Background and objective : Octyl-2-cyanoacrylare is a synthetic adhesive recently applied for skin closure. Cleft lip repair is one of the most demanding of surgeries of head and neck. In…
