Pathak Sanyog, Baliga Shridhar, Kotrashetti Sharadaindu Mahadevappa, Pillai Ajay
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Aug 22;2014:bcr2014204018. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-204018.
In western countries, it is hard to find an unoperated cleft palate due to better healthcare services and awareness. Here, we present an unoperated adult case of cleft palate that had midfacial fractures following a road traffic accident. The patient's cleft lip was repaired when he was 2 years old but the palate was not operated because of poor follow-up. We would like to share the difficulties encountered in diagnosis and treatment planning for this rare kind of trauma case. After routine investigations, a palatal acrylic splint was constructed for fixation and an acceptable degree of function and aesthetics was achieved postoperatively.
在西方国家，由于医疗服务和意识水平较高，未接受手术治疗的腭裂病例很难见到。在此，我们报告一例未接受手术治疗的成年腭裂病例，该患者在道路交通事故后发生了面中部骨折。患者2岁时修复了唇裂，但由于随访不佳，腭裂未进行手术。我们希望分享这种罕见创伤病例在诊断和治疗规划中遇到的困难。经过常规检查后，制作了腭部丙烯酸夹板进行固定，术后获得了可接受的功能和美学效果。
