Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Pushback Palatoplasty
Woo Palatoplasty
Sponsors
Abdelhady Akram Mohamed Himony
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients diagnosed with primary cleft palate requiring surgical repair • Age: Infants and children aged 1 months to 5 years (selected to include standard timing for primary repair) • No prior surgical intervention for cleft palate repair • Medically fit to undergo surgery under general anesthesia • Informed consent obtained from parents or guardians
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients with syndromic clefts or associated complex congenital anomalies • History of previous palatal surgery or secondary palate repair • Patients with severe systemic illness or contraindications for surgery • Incomplete medical records or lost to follow-up
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in velopharyngeal function as assessed by standardized perceptual speech evaluation conducted by experienced speech-language pathologists, complemented by nasopharyngoscopic examination to objectively determine the effectiveness of soft palate closure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of postoperative complications, including oronasal fistula formation, wound dehiscence, and surgical site infection. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAbdelhady Akram
residant doctor at plastic surgery department
Outcome results
None listed