title: Atypical cleft of the palate: a report.
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 obliquely across the soft palate from the retromolar region on the left to the base of an intact uvula. Surgical management included a three-layer closure and lengthening of the left side of the soft palate. Close follow-up and reporting of the patient's progress are planned.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zuker
mesh_terms: D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*