The influence of the age at which the palate is closed on the rhinological and otological condition in the adult cleft patient.
A comparative study was made of the otological and rhinological conditions at adult age of two groups of patients with unilateral total cheilognathopalatoschisis. In group A (51 patients), the palate was closed around the 3rd year of life, in group B (54 patients), around 6th year. All patients were operated on with an identical technique, by the same surgeon. There was no difference between the two groups in regard to permanent loss of auditory acuity; however, nasal patency appeared to be better in patients in group A than in those of group B.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006309:Hearing; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis