Palatoplasty for bilateral oblique cleft of the soft palate accompanied by Tessier number 5·7 cleft.
Craniofacial cleft is a rare congenital deformity in which there are fissures of a facial structure classified by Tessier. A palatoplasty to reconstruct the muscle sling and to close the cleft of the velum was performed. Acceptable postoperative appearance of the velum was seen after 6 months. Although further follow-up is still needed for velopharyngeal function, this case report provides details of the anatomical deformities and our surgical approach to this atypical bilateral cleft palate.
Yumiko
Y
Uchikawa
Hisao
H
Ogata
Noriko
N
Hattori
Junpei
J
Miyamoto
Tatsuo
T
Nakajima
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008265:Macrostomia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed