Outcome of Simultaneous Surgery of Hard Palate and Unilateral Complete Lip Cleft with Rhinoplasty

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of unilateral lip and hard palate surgery with rhinoplasty. Methods: In this case and control study, patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate were included in the study. In case group, they underwent cleft lip and palate surgery in the first surgery, and soft palate and ear surgery in the second. In the control group, in the first surgery, the lips and the floor of the nose were repaired, and in the second surgery, the soft palate, along with the hard palate and ear, were repaired. Results: 15 patients in the case group and 15 patients in the control group were included in the study. The mean age of case and control patients in the first surgery was 2.13 ± 2.97 and 0.82 ± 2.67 months, respectively (P value: 0.614) and in the second surgery was 7.35 ± 12.07 and 7.06 ± 11.27 months, respectively (P value: 0.763). 7 patients in the case group and 5 patients in the control group suffered from wound dehiscence (P value: 0.742). In the case group, 2 patients and in the control group, 2 patients developed fistulas (P value: 0.432). Bleeding complications were not observed in either group. There was no significant difference between the hematocrit levels of the two groups in the first (P value: 0.689) and the second surgery (P value: 0.943). Also, there was no significant difference between the hemoglobin levels of the two groups in the first (P value: 0.968) and the second surgery (P value: 0.666).