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Submucous Cleft Palate for Langenbeck Repair

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Surgical Atlas of Cleft Palate and Palatal Fistulae

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Submucous cleft palate occurs due to lack of normal fusion of the muscles within the soft palate area when the baby is developing in the uterus. Its incidence is 1 in 1200 child births. It happens due to insult from environmental factors as well as genetic mutations (22q11.2 deletion syndrome).

A patient having submucous cleft palate may have one or all of the following findings:

  • Wide or bifid uvula

  • Translucent tissues at the middle of the soft or hard palate

  • Bony botch in the hard palate

Diagnosis of submucous cleft palate may be missed at birth. When the child does not speak well, it may be revealed that this speech problem is due to submucous cleft palate. Some kids may feel difficulty during breast feed or have frequent nasal regurgitation. The child’s speech exhibits hypernasality. Treatment should be sought from an expert plastic surgeon.

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  1. Plastic Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

    Ghulam Qadir Fayyaz

  2. Plastic Surgery, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

    Nauman Ahmad Gill

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    Ghulam Qadir Fayyaz

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Fayyaz, G.Q., Gill, N.A. (2022). Submucous Cleft Palate for Langenbeck Repair. In: Fayyaz, G.Q. (eds) Surgical Atlas of Cleft Palate and Palatal Fistulae. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3889-6_113-1

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