The Melbourne Classification of the Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip Based on Hypoplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The hypoplastic lateral lip element within the cleft lip presentation is a recognized entity that has been recently shown to be more common on the right side. The spectrum of such change is yet to be defined. The authors propose the Melbourne classification system of cleft lip hypoplasia and see it as an important step towards discerning the relevance of these anatomical observations to the management of cleft lip/palate patients.

Methods

This is a retrospective observational study of patients with complete unilateral cleft lips treated by the senior author (DKC) at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. Patient charts were retrospectively reviewed and patients were classified into different degrees of hypoplasia based on preoperative, intraoperative, and posto

SUBMITTER: Van Slyke AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8865213 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature