Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between cleft lip and/or palate and auricular malformations in Finnish patients with cleft. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of patients with an external ear malformation and either a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate (CL±P) or an isolated cleft palate (CP). SETTING: Tertiary referral clinic. PATIENTS: Review of hospital records of 100 patients from the register of 8200 patients with cleft in the Cleft and Craniofacial Centre at the Helsinki University Central Hospital. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Proportions of variable auricular malformations among CL±P and CP patients. RESULTS: Microtia is the most common auricular malformation among patients with cleft and is almost equally prevalent with both CL±P and CP. The prevalence of microtia increases as the severity of CL±P increases. The combination of microtia and CL±P or CP is frequently found with both oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum and Treacher Collins syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: Microtia seems to be the most common auricular malformation among patients with cleft. The prevalence of microtia seems to increase as the severity of CL±P increases, whereas in isolated CP microtia seems to occur independently.
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Authors | Samuli Suutarla, Jorma Rautio, Tuomas Klockars |
Journal | The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
(Cleft Palate Craniofac J)
Vol. 52
Issue 1
Pg. 62-5
(Jan 2015)
ISSN: 1545-1569 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24437583
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Cleft Lip
(complications)
- Cleft Palate
(complications)
- Craniofacial Abnormalities
(etiology)
- Ear, External
(abnormalities)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Prospective Studies
- Registries
- Retrospective Studies
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