Corinne I. Alois is an assistant professor-industry professional in the Department of Clinical Health Professions at St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Queens, N.Y., and an adjunct faculty member in the PA program at Pace University-Lenox Hill in New York City, N.Y. Rachel A. Ruotolo is a partner in Long Island Plastic Surgical Group in Garden City, N.Y. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2020 Dec;33(12):17-20. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000721644.06681.06.
Cleft lip and palate are types of craniofacial birth defects that affect thousands of children worldwide each year. These conditions are sensitive topics of conversations, often affected by the stigma of physical birth deformities and cultural myths. This article reviews the pathophysiology of cleft lip and palate, and describes the traditional management of patients with oral-facial clefts, including the extensive supportive care and an interprofessional team or cleft team approach that extends beyond the surgical correction.
唇腭裂是一种颅面出生缺陷，全球每年有数千名儿童受其影响。这些情况是敏感的话题，往往受到身体出生缺陷和文化神话的耻辱感的影响。本文回顾了唇腭裂的病理生理学，并描述了口腔面部裂患者的传统管理，包括广泛的支持性护理和跨专业团队或裂团队方法，这种方法超越了手术矫正。
