title: Cleft lip and palate: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Cleft lip and palate is the most common congenital facial anomaly in children, which can affect appearance, speech, hearing, growth, psychosocial wellbeing and social integration. This article provides an overview of the condition for the benefit of all health-care professionals.
authors.affiliation: Academic Foundation Year 2 Doctor in the Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP.
authors.forename: Bilal G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Taib
authors.affiliation: Academic Foundation Year 1 Doctor in the Department of Cardiology, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby.
authors.forename: Adnan G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Taib
authors.affiliation: Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon and Rhinologist in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Thyroid, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool.
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cleft and Maxillofacial Surgeon in the Department of Cleft and Maxillofacial Surgery, Alder Hey Children's Hospital Foundation Trust, Liverpool.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Eeden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D055815:Young Adult