Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate: Our Port Harcourt Experience.
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Abstract
Background: Of all congenital malformations, clefts of the lip and palate are the most frequent, second only to club foot in terms of frequency in the craniofacial malformations. This condition is multifaceted, so clinical management is multifactorial and requires a team of professionals with a huge financial burden. The Smile Train, a US based non-governmental, non-profit organisation fully sponsors the management.
The aim of this study was to analyze the data of our Cleft lip and Palate patients and note incidence and pattern of cleft lip and palate presentation to our hospital between the period 2001 to 2005.
Material and Method: A retrospective review of all cases of cleft lips and cleft palate from June 2001 to May 2005 seen at Port Harcourt was carried out: The data of patients who visited the hospital within the period under review were collected and analyzed. The different cleft lip and palate presentations were categorized with respect to types and gender. The data were analyzed and tabulated.
Result
Cleft lip and palate presentation with respect to gender in table 1 shows increased incidence in males than females. The most common occurrence is complete cleft of soft palate (30.51%) and incomplete cleft lip (30.51%). The least occurrence was complete cleft lip.
Conclusion: It would be ideal for the cleft team to have a variety of skills. Even when there are additional lingering issues, the poverty level of our patients usually restricts our management to surgical treatment of this ailment.
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