Concerning asymmetrical growth following repair of cleft lip. Preliminary report

1975 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 468
Author(s):  
W Bick
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Cleft Lip

Evaluation of the Results of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgical Treatment: Preliminary Report

1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. Mortier ◽  
V. L. Martinot ◽  
V. Anastassov ◽  
J. F. Kulik ◽  
A. Duhamel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate

scholarly journals Sri Lankan Cleft Lip and Palate Project: A Preliminary Report

1988 ◽  
Vol 81 (12) ◽  
pp. 705-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
S P Lambadusuriya ◽  
M Mars ◽  
C M Ward
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Facial Growth ◽  
Palatal Shelf

By means of a surgical expedition involving an independently financed team of surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, orthodontists and speech therapists, 195 patients in Sri Lanka with cleft lip and palate were treated over a period of 4 weeks while over 300 patients were examined in detail to assess faciomaxillary growth, components of speech and the psychosocial impact of the untreated deformity in childhood and adult life. Lip surgery proved to be simple and safe but in certain older patients palatal closure was complicated by wide palatal shelf displacement, mucosal fibrosis and heavy bleeding. This is a preliminary report and much data has yet to be analysed but there is little doubt that impaired facial growth following palatal repair is predominantly an iatrogenic deformity.

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