Achebe Johnson Uchechukwu, Okwesili Obinna Remigius, Onumaegbu Okechukwu Oliver
Department of Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria.
J West Afr Coll Surg. 2023 Jan-Mar;13(1):96-97. doi: 10.4103/jwas.jwas_253_22. Epub 2023 Jan 18.
Congenital palatal fistula or perforation is rare, unlike the acquired form which commonly results from cleft palate repair. Congenital palatal fistulae are often associated with submucous cleft palate. Only a few of this fistulae are diagnosed shortly after birth. We present the case of a 3-year old girl with congenital palatal fistula coexisting with cleft of the soft palate that was noticed shortly after birth. The palate was repaired using Bardach's palatoplasty and the client was subsequently referred to a speech therapist.
先天性腭瘘或穿孔很少见，与后天性形式不同，后者通常由腭裂修复引起。先天性腭瘘常与黏膜下腭裂相关。只有少数此类瘘管在出生后不久被诊断出来。我们报告一例3岁女孩的病例，其先天性腭瘘与软腭裂并存，出生后不久就被发现。采用巴尔达克腭成形术修复腭部，随后该患者被转诊至言语治疗师处。
