Unoperated bilateral cleft lip and palate in a young adult: A thirty three year follow-up

A 15-year-old patient with an unoperated complete bilateral cleft of the lip and palate was operated in 1955. The premaxilla was sacrificed and replaced with a prosthesis. The prolabium was hypoplastic and was used to reconstruct the columella. A follow-up of 33 years is presented.

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of plastic surgery 1991, Vol.44 (5), p.378-383
1. Verfasser:	Rees, T.D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Cleft Lip - surgery Cleft Palate - surgery Dentures Follow-Up Studies Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Lip - surgery Male Maxilla - surgery Medical sciences Palate - surgery Rhinoplasty Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgical Flaps Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	A 15-year-old patient with an unoperated complete bilateral cleft of the lip and palate was operated in 1955. The premaxilla was sacrificed and replaced with a prosthesis. The prolabium was hypoplastic and was used to reconstruct the columella. A follow-up of 33 years is presented.
ISSN:	0007-1226 1465-3087
DOI:	10.1016/0007-1226(91)90153-B