No. of Cases Seen in a Year
- Total Referrals: 45
- Unilateral (one sided) cleft lip only: 12
- Bilateral (Two sided) cleft lip only: 4
- Unilateral cleft lip and palate: 8
- Bilateral cleft lip and palate: 1
- Cleft palate only: 15
- Pierre Robin Sequence: 5
Treatment Funded by State for National Residents
- Surgery costs: All
- Speech and Language Therapy costs: All
- Orthodontic costs: All
Primary surgical protocol
Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 1-3 months
- Type of operation: Tennison, Mulliken
Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 1-3 months
- Type of operation: Tennison, Mulliken
Cleft Palate Repair:
- Timing: 9-12 months
- Type of operation: Kilner-Wardil V-Y 75%, Furlow 25%
Record collection protocol
Are records routinely collected at specific ages? Yes
Does this conform to WHO recommendations for different cleft types? Yes
Research
Want to particpate in research? yes
Participation in inter-centre studies?
Current Research
Published research papers: | Yes |
Details of publications: | Plastic Reconstr Surg 2003; 112(3):935, case report |
Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
Prospective study: | Yes |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
Member details: Radoje Simic, MD pediatric plastic surgeon
Aleksandar Vlahovic, MD pediatric plastic surgeon
Djordje Kravljanac, MD pediatric plastic surgeon
Vladan Subarevic, MD, ENT