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Fetopathology and developmental pathology of the embryo and fetus
Marta Ježová, Josef Feit et al.
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Cleft lip and palate
Classification
  • isolated cleft lip — cheiloschisis
  • isolated cleft palate — palatoschisis, veloschisis, uvula bifida
  • complex cleft — cheilognathopalatoschisis
  • submucouse cleft palatum — mucosal cover is developed
  • central cleft lip is less frequent (associated with holoprosencephalia)
  • oblique cleft leads from the mouth to the orbita
Clinical signs
  • may be unilateral or bilateral
  • develop when the maxilar and mandibular branchial arch do not connect
  • frequent is association with the amniotic band syndrome
  • most frequent congenital malformation of the oral cavity, incidence 1 : 950
  • symptomes:
    • disorders of sucking, swallowing, phonation
    • frequent aspiration of the food
    • reccurent otitides and pneumonias