Cleft lip
Deformity of the upper lip that may include a discontinuity of vermilion, skin, muscle, and mucosa as well as the underlying gingiva and bone
May be unilateral or bilateral
A ...
Prenatal exposure to alcohol, cigarettes, phenytoin, and isotretinoin
Family history of cleft lip or cleft palate
Speech problems in 1st-degree relative
Incomplete or comple...
Airway management
Prone positioning if the tongue is causing airway obstruction
Plastic surgery and ENT consultation if airway obstruction persists
Orthodontics
Preoperative orth...
Pediatrician
Plastic surgeon
Speech pathologist
Orthodontist
Pediatric dentist
Otolaryngologist
O...
Fisher DM, Sommerlad BC. Cleft lip, cleft palate, and velopharyngeal insufficiency. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011;128(4):342e–360e. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Heinrich A, Prof...
749.2 Cleft palate with cleft lip, unspecified
749.1 Cleft lip, unspecified
749 Cleft palate, unspecified
749.21 Cleft palate with cleft lip, unilateral, complete
749.02 Cleft palate, unilateral...
Q: Will there be a scar?
A: All cleft lip repairs will leave some type of permanent scar, with potential asymmetry that may benefit from later additional lip scar revision or additional nasal surge...
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Cleft Lip
Ventral view of the palate, gum, lip, and nose. A. Normal. B. Unilateral cleft lip extending into the nose. C. Unilateral cleft involving the lip and jaw and extending to the incisive foramen. D. Bilateral cleft involving the lip and jaw. E. Isolated cleft palate. F. Cleft palate combined with unilateral anterior cleft lip.
Ventral view of the palate, gum, lip, and nose. A. Normal. B. Unilateral cleft lip extending into the nose. C. Unilateral cleft involving ...
Figure 11-30 Bilateral cleft upper lip and palate.
<bold>Figure 11. 12. CT image of asymptomatic patient with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. A,</bold> Axial image shows vessel draining from right lung into superior vena cava. <bold>B,</bold> 3D CT Posterior view. 3D image demonstrates no superior right pulmonary vein in the usual location. The anomalous vessel can be seen near the top of the picture. <bold>C,</bold> 3D CT Anterior view. 3D workstation used to highlight two anomalous right pulmonary veins that were present draining into the superi...
<bold>Figure 11. 12. CT image of asymptomatic patient with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. A,</bold> Axial image sh...