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Abnormal soft palate morphology

MedGen UID:
867598
•Concept ID:
C4021984
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the soft palate
 
HPO: HP:0100736

Definition

An abnormality of the soft palate. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal Diagnosis of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery: Association with Genetic Abnormalities.
Lourenço CSFP, Carriço AL, Valente FMDS
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2021 Jun;43(6):452-456. Epub 2021 Jul 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1732461. PMID: 34318470Free PMC Article
Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Evaluation and Treatment.
Meier JD, Muntz HR
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2016 Nov;24(4):477-485. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.06.016. PMID: 27712815
A review of the evaluation and management of velopharyngeal insufficiency in children.
Ruda JM, Krakovitz P, Rose AS
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2012 Jun;45(3):653-69, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.03.005. PMID: 22588042

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cephalometric Soft Tissue Morphology of Adults With Unoperated Submucous Cleft Palate.
Cao C, Xu X, Yin H, Zheng Q, Xu C, Shi B
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Oct;60(10):1260-1266. Epub 2022 May 9 doi: 10.1177/10556656221100125. PMID: 35532048
Tessier 3 and 4 Clefts and Choanal Atresia: An Unusual Association?
Tonello C, Martins DANDP, Baptista MAFB, Mondelli F, Kokitsu Nakata NM, Feitosa LB, Alonso N
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 Oct;59(10):1228-1232. Epub 2021 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/10556656211042172. PMID: 34514882
Otologic disorders in Turner syndrome.
Bois E, Nassar M, Zenaty D, Léger J, Van Den Abbeele T, Teissier N
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2018 Feb;135(1):21-24. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.08.006. PMID: 28941966
Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cephalometric studies.
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
Facial clefts and facial dysplasia: revisiting the classification.
Mazzola RF, Mazzola IC
J Craniofac Surg 2014 Jan;25(1):26-34. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2ea94. PMID: 24406554

Diagnosis

Congenital lateral soft palate fistulas: a forgotten diagnosis?
Mendes J, Boas NV, Gomes C
An Pediatr (Engl Ed) 2023 May;98(5):393-394. Epub 2023 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2022.08.016. PMID: 37032241
Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cephalometric studies.
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Evaluation and Treatment.
Meier JD, Muntz HR
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2016 Nov;24(4):477-485. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.06.016. PMID: 27712815
Palatal Osseous Choristoma.
Sasaki R, Yamamoto T, Ando T
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jan;27(1):e2-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002247. PMID: 26745198
Tissue-engineered oral mucosa.
Moharamzadeh K, Colley H, Murdoch C, Hearnden V, Chai WL, Brook IM, Thornhill MH, Macneil S
J Dent Res 2012 Jul;91(7):642-50. Epub 2012 Jan 19 doi: 10.1177/0022034511435702. PMID: 22266525

Therapy

Speech correcting surgery after primary palatoplasty: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Hofman L, van Dongen JA, van Rees RCM, Jenniskens K, Haverkamp SJ, Beentjes YS, van der Molen ABM, Paes EC
Clin Oral Investig 2023 Dec 29;28(1):58. doi: 10.1007/s00784-023-05391-7. PMID: 38157017
Biomaterials for Cleft Lip and Palate Regeneration.
Martín-Del-Campo M, Rosales-Ibañez R, Rojo L
Int J Mol Sci 2019 May 2;20(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms20092176. PMID: 31052503Free PMC Article
Dental materials for cleft palate repair.
Sharif F, Ur Rehman I, Muhammad N, MacNeil S
Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2016 Apr 1;61:1018-28. Epub 2015 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.12.019. PMID: 26838929
Isolated uvulitis.
Cohen M, Chhetri DK, Head C
Ear Nose Throat J 2007 Aug;86(8):462, 464. PMID: 17915667
Orofacial malformations.
Poswillo DE
Proc R Soc Med 1974 May;67(5):343-9. PMID: 4835278Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Cephalometric Soft Tissue Morphology of Adults With Unoperated Submucous Cleft Palate.
Cao C, Xu X, Yin H, Zheng Q, Xu C, Shi B
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Oct;60(10):1260-1266. Epub 2022 May 9 doi: 10.1177/10556656221100125. PMID: 35532048
Phenotypic spectrum of Tessier facial cleft number 5.
Racz C, Dakpé S, Kadlub N, Testelin S, Devauchelle B, Rachwalski M, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018 Jan;46(1):22-27. Epub 2017 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.10.012. PMID: 29239768
Management of the Airway in Apert Syndrome.
Xie C, De S, Selby A
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jan;27(1):137-41. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002333. PMID: 26674912
Rare Facial Clefts.
Fijałkowska M, Antoszewski B
Pol Przegl Chir 2015 Aug;87(8):389-94. doi: 10.1515/pjs-2015-0077. PMID: 26495914
Distraction osteogenesis of the cleft maxilla.
Wong GB, Ciminello FS, Padwa BL
Facial Plast Surg 2008 Nov;24(4):467-71. Epub 2008 Nov 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1102910. PMID: 19034823

Clinical prediction guides

Cephalometric Soft Tissue Morphology of Adults With Unoperated Submucous Cleft Palate.
Cao C, Xu X, Yin H, Zheng Q, Xu C, Shi B
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Oct;60(10):1260-1266. Epub 2022 May 9 doi: 10.1177/10556656221100125. PMID: 35532048
Palatal Osseous Choristoma.
Sasaki R, Yamamoto T, Ando T
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jan;27(1):e2-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002247. PMID: 26745198
Rare Facial Clefts.
Fijałkowska M, Antoszewski B
Pol Przegl Chir 2015 Aug;87(8):389-94. doi: 10.1515/pjs-2015-0077. PMID: 26495914
Facial clefts and facial dysplasia: revisiting the classification.
Mazzola RF, Mazzola IC
J Craniofac Surg 2014 Jan;25(1):26-34. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2ea94. PMID: 24406554
Cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome.
Plötz FB, van Essen AJ, Bosschaart AN, Bos AP
Am J Med Genet 1996 Mar 29;62(3):286-92. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960329)62:3<286::AID-AJMG16>3.0.CO;2-G. PMID: 8882789

Recent systematic reviews

Speech correcting surgery after primary palatoplasty: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Hofman L, van Dongen JA, van Rees RCM, Jenniskens K, Haverkamp SJ, Beentjes YS, van der Molen ABM, Paes EC
Clin Oral Investig 2023 Dec 29;28(1):58. doi: 10.1007/s00784-023-05391-7. PMID: 38157017
Quantifying Soft Tissue Changes in Cleft Lip and Palate Using Nonionizing Three-Dimensional Imaging: A Systematic Review.
Thierens LAM, De Roo NMC, De Pauw GAM, Brusselaers N
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Oct;76(10):2210.e1-2210.e13. Epub 2018 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.05.020. PMID: 29932938
Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cephalometric studies.
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
A systematic review comparing Furlow double-opposing Z-plasty and straight-line intravelar veloplasty methods of cleft palate repair.
Timbang MR, Gharb BB, Rampazzo A, Papay F, Zins J, Doumit G
Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Nov;134(5):1014-1022. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000637. PMID: 25347635
Three-dimensional imaging methods for quantitative analysis of facial soft tissues and skeletal morphology in patients with orofacial clefts: a systematic review.
Kuijpers MA, Chiu YT, Nada RM, Carels CE, Fudalej PS
PLoS One 2014;9(4):e93442. Epub 2014 Apr 7 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093442. PMID: 24710215Free PMC Article

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