Secondary unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity: functional and esthetic reconstruction. 2003

Mimis Cohen, and Bonnie E Smith, and Joseph L Daw
Craniofacial Center, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7316, USA. mncohen@uic.edu

Secondary correction of residual unilateral cleft lip nasal deformities is necessary in a number of patients for functional and cosmetic purposes. Myriads of techniques and modifications have been reported. Most of these publications, however, deal with the correction of the esthetic aspects of the deformity, and little attention has been given to the functional problems associated with the deformity and to the functional outcome of these procedures. A comprehensive protocol of care for correction of residual nasal deformities describing our preoperative anatomical and physiological evaluation, our surgical techniques, and postoperative outcome is presented here. The first 30 consecutive patients managed with this protocol were evaluated clinically and physiologically with rhinomanometry. Significant functional improvement was identified in 73.3% of our patients. It is recommended that airway obstruction be evaluated and addressed in all patients with residual cleft nasal deformities. Component rhinomanometry provides objective information about airway obstruction, and postoperative testing and comparison with preoperative data provide for an objective evaluation of results and assist the surgeon to evaluate the outcome of all procedures critically and to modify or improve them appropriately.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009666 Nose A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES. External Nose,External Noses,Nose, External,Noses,Noses, External
D009667 Nose Deformities, Acquired Abnormalities of the nose acquired after birth from injury or disease. Acquired Nasal Deformities,Nasal Deformities, Acquired,Acquired Nasal Deformity,Acquired Nose Deformities,Acquired Nose Deformity,Nasal Deformity, Acquired,Nose Deformity, Acquired
D010347 Patient Care Planning Usually a written medical and nursing care program designed for a particular patient. Nursing Care Plans,Goals of Care,Plans, Nursing Care,Care Goal,Care Goals,Care Plan, Nursing,Care Planning, Patient,Care Plans, Nursing,Nursing Care Plan,Plan, Nursing Care,Planning, Patient Care
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002971 Cleft Lip Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region. Harelip,Cleft Lips,Harelips,Lip, Cleft,Lips, Cleft
D004954 Esthetics The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of the beautiful. It includes beauty, esthetic experience, esthetic judgment, esthetic aspects of medicine, etc. Aesthetics
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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