scholarly journals Closer to the Truth on National Fistula Prevalence After Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip and Palate Repair? The Cleft Care UK Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
Arthur S. Yang ◽  
Bruce M. Richard ◽  
Andrew K. Wills ◽  
Osama Mahmoud ◽  
Jonathan R. Sandy ◽  
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Objectives: To (1) determine the prevalence of nonperialveolar palatal fistula up to age 5 following repair of unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) in the United Kingdom, (2) examine the association of palatoplasty techniques with fistula occurrence, and (3) describe the frequency of fistula repairs and their success. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: All 11 centralized regional cleft centers in the United Kingdom. Participants: Two hundred sixty-eight children born between 2005 and 2007 recruited by Cleft Care UK, a nationwide cross-sectional study of all 5-year-old children born with nonsyndromic UCLP. Main Outcome Measure: Nonperialveolar palatal fistula prevalence up to age 5. Results: Fistulas were found in 72 children (31.3%, 95% confidence interval: 25.4%-37.7%) and had no significant association with palate repair sequences. Twenty-four fistulas were repaired by age 5, 12 of which had data showing 10 (83.3%) successful repairs. Conclusion: The prevalence of nonperialveolar fistulas following primary palatoplasty of UCLP in the United Kingdom was higher than previously reported. This information should be part of the preoperative discussion with families. Prospective collection of the presence of fistulas will be necessary before we can associate the occurrence of fistulas with a surgeon, institution, surgical technique, or protocol of care.

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Kumar Jena ◽  
Ritu Duggal ◽  
Ajoy Roychoudhury ◽  
Hari Parkash

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 subjects to investigate the effects of timings and number of palate surgeries on maxillary growth in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients.The number of surgeries performed for palate repair was not an important growth inhibiting factor of maxilla, rather the age at which the initial palate surgery was performed for palate repair was an important factor in influencing maxillary growth.


Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sravya Turlapati ◽  
Sai Krishna ◽  
Korutla U Deepak ◽  
Baggialaxmi Kanagaraja ◽  
Kanaparthi A Gayathri ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-91
Author(s):  
Chai Siew Cheng ◽  
SKL Jimeno ◽  
R Sasidaran ◽  
A Sergius

Objective: To identify number of cases and the type of cleft lip and/or palate managed in government tertiary center (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) in Kota Kinabalu; and to analyze the associative factors of cleft lip and/or palate. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study carried out in Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from January 2011 to December 2012. Data from 162 new cases, which were referred for cleft lip and/or palate, were included in the study. Result: Cleft lip and palate was the most common type. While cleft lip with or without palate had higher preponderance towards male patients, secondary palate however was more common among female patients. These results were statistically significant. Conclusion: Further and larger scale study need to be carried out to identify the incidence of cleft lip and/or palate in Sabah, and its associated genetic and environmental risk factors. Early identification and intervention for cleft lip and palate need to be emphasized. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v4i3.8170   Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 4(2013) 86-91


2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. IRELAND ◽  
P. D. CLEGG ◽  
C. M. McGOWAN ◽  
S. A. McKANE ◽  
G. L. PINCHBECK

2020 ◽  
pp. 105566562095998
Author(s):  
Sukhraj S. Grewal ◽  
Sirisha Ponduri ◽  
Sam D. Leary ◽  
Yvonne Wren ◽  
John M. D. Thompson ◽  
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Objective: This study evaluated association between functional outcomes in children born with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and educational attainment. Design: Cleft Care UK (CCUK) was a United Kingdom (UK) wide cross-sectional study. Setting: UK Cleft Teams (data collected from all UK sites providing centralized cleft services). Patients, Participants: Five-year olds born with nonsyndromic UCLP (n = 268). Main Outcome Measure(s): National tests for educational attainment Key Stage 1 (KS1) undertaken by children at age 7 were linked to CCUK data to describe differences in educational attainment. Associations between functional outcomes and KS1 results were evaluated using regression analysis. We adjusted for birth month, gender, and an area-based measure of socioeconomic status. Results: Data were available for 205 children with UCLP. These children scored lower than national average (NA) scores across all subject areas, with a 0.62 lower score observed in the Average Point Score (APS; P = .01). There was association between being in a lower category for a cleft related outcomes and poorer KS1 results, with a trend for poorer attainment with higher numbers of poor functional outcomes. Those with 3 or more poor outcomes had a −2.26 (−3.55 to −0.97) lower APS compared to those with 0 to 1 poor outcomes. Conclusions: Children born with UCLP have poorer educational attainment at age 7 across all subject areas though differences were modest. Children with poor functional outcomes at age 5 had worse educational outcomes age 7. Improvements in functional outcomes could enhance educational outcomes.


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