Long-term Follow-up of Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: Incidence of Speech-Correcting Surgeries and Fistula Formation.
Charlotta GustafssonArja HeliövaaraJorma RautioJunnu LeikolaPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2022)
BCLP has a high surgical burden of care in terms of secondary surgeries, defined as SCS and fistula repair. In our experience, the single-stage protocol, particularly the two-flap technique, offers better results in the management of BCLP than the two-stage approach with a short delay in hard palate closure.