title: [The state of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in the children presenting with congenital cleft of upper lip and palate].
abstract: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the state of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in the children presenting with congenital cleft of upper lip and palate (CLP). A total of 23 children at the age from 9 to 16 years who had undergone the surgical treatment of the above malformations during the first year of life were examined. The comprehensive study including routine ENT examination, endoscopic examination of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx, and computed tomography has demonstrated that 50% of the patients with congenital cleft of upper lift and palate suffered the deflection of the nasal septum associated with hyperplasia of inferior turbinal bones. The children with congenital cleft of upper lip and palate were characterized by enhanced pneumatization of the anterior end of the middle turbinate despite the absence of well apparent differences between their paranasal sinuses and those of the healthy children, with the degree of pneumatization being consistent with the patient's age in both groups.
authors.affiliation: Research and Practical Centre of Medical Assistance to Children with Craniofacial Malformations and Congenital Diseases of Neural System, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 119620; N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 117997.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Bogoroditskaya
authors.affiliation: Research and Practical Centre of Medical Assistance to Children with Craniofacial Malformations and Congenital Diseases of Neural System, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 119620.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sarafanova
authors.affiliation: N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 117997.
authors.forename: E Yu
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Radtsig
authors.affiliation: Research and Practical Centre of Medical Assistance to Children with Craniofacial Malformations and Congenital Diseases of Neural System, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 119620.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Prityko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed