[Dynamics of the otoscopic and audiologic picture in children with congenital isolated palatal clefts at different stages of surgical treatment].
This otoscopic study including tympanometry and the test for otoacoustic emission involved children since birth till the age of 1.5 years with an isolated grade II (n=16) and III (n=20) palatal cleft. The patients were examined before and at different stages of surgical treatment. Normalization of the otoscopic picture and functional capacity of the Eustachian tube was achieved in 70% of the children with congenital isolated palatal clefts due to the recovery of natural anatomic characteristics of palatal muscles following surgical intervention within the first year of life.
Prityko
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AG
Bogomil'skiĭ
M R
MR
Gonchakov
G V
GV
Sarafanova
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ME
D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests / Q000379:methods*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / Q000502:physiology*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D038781:Otoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis