Outcome analysis of palatoplasty in various types of cleft palate
| Autor: | Venkatesh M Annigeri, Jai K Mahajan, Anu Nagarkar, Satinder P Singh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 157-161 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0971-9261 1998-3891 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0971-9261.102333 |
| Popis: | Aims: To analyse the factors affecting clinical and functional outcome of Veau-Wardill-Kilner palatoplasty in various types of cleft palate. Materials and Methods: Demographic data were retrieved from case records and a detailed speech, language and hearing and an orthodontic analysis were carried out prospectively. Results: Mean age at operation was 2.7 years; whereas mean age at the time of evaluation was 6 years. Most of the patients (43.3%, 13/30) had a bilateral cleft lip and palate. The postoperative fistula had developed in 31% (4/13) of the patients with bilateral clefts and in 17% (1/6) and 9% (1/11) of the patients with left unilateral and isolated cleft palate respectively (P0.05). Tympanic membrane (TM) abnormalities were also more common in bilateral cleft patients (P |
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