Current concept of congenital cleft palate repair / Монголын Анагаах Ухаан

ABSTRACT

Learning objectives: After reading this article, readers should be able to:1. Get information about brief historical aspects of the cleft palate treatment;2. Understand techniques used to repair various types of the cleft palate;3. Understand the optimal timing of the cleft palate repair;4. Understand the results and complications following palate repair including speech, maxillary growth, and fistula formation, regarding with operative techniques and timing of palatoplasty.Summary: Cleft palate is more common congenital anomaly, but surgeons have been eluding surgical correction of the cleft palate for centuries. Many surgical techniques have been described during last two centuries, the goals of these include separating the nasal and oral cavities (avoiding fistulas), establishing normal speech, and preserving maxillofacial growth. This article reviews the brief historical aspects of the cleft palate, palatoplasty techniques, the optimal timing, and the results and complication associated with palate repair technique and timing.