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- Title
Closer to the Truth on National Fistula Prevalence After Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip and Palate Repair? The Cleft Care UK Study.
- Authors
Yang, Arthur S.; Richard, Bruce M.; Wills, Andrew K.; Mahmoud, Osama; Sandy, Jonathan R.; Ness, Andy R.
- Abstract
Objectives: To (1) determine the prevalence of nonperialveolar palatal fistula up to age 5 following repair of unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) in the United Kingdom, (2) examine the association of palatoplasty techniques with fistula occurrence, and (3) describe the frequency of fistula repairs and their success. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: All 11 centralized regional cleft centers in the United Kingdom. Participants: Two hundred sixty-eight children born between 2005 and 2007 recruited by Cleft Care UK, a nationwide cross-sectional study of all 5-year-old children born with nonsyndromic UCLP. Main Outcome Measure: Nonperialveolar palatal fistula prevalence up to age 5. Results: Fistulas were found in 72 children (31.3%, 95% confidence interval: 25.4%-37.7%) and had no significant association with palate repair sequences. Twenty-four fistulas were repaired by age 5, 12 of which had data showing 10 (83.3%) successful repairs. Conclusion: The prevalence of nonperialveolar fistulas following primary palatoplasty of UCLP in the United Kingdom was higher than previously reported. This information should be part of the preoperative discussion with families. Prospective collection of the presence of fistulas will be necessary before we can associate the occurrence of fistulas with a surgeon, institution, surgical technique, or protocol of care.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; CLEFT lip; CLEFT palate; CONFIDENCE intervals; SURGICAL complications; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; ORAL fistula
- Publication
Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2020, Vol 57, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
1055-6656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1055665619858871