ATYPICAL CLEFT OF THE PALATE - A REPORT

Authors
HUGHES LA ZUKER RM
Citation
La. Hughes et Rm. Zuker, ATYPICAL CLEFT OF THE PALATE - A REPORT, The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal, 31(4), 1994, pp. 313-315
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
10556656
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
313 - 315
Database
ISI
SICI code
1055-6656(1994)31:4<313:ACOTP->2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Our early experience with a rare atypical cleft of the soft palate in a 15-month-old female infant is presented. The cleft extended obliquel y across the soft palate from the retromolar region on the left to the base of an intact uvula. Surgical management included a three-layer c losure and lengthening of the left side of the soft palate. Close foll ow-up and reporting of the patient's progress are planned.