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Palate fistula

MedGen UID:
488982
Concept ID:
C2032780
Finding
Synonyms: Hole in roof of mouth; Palatal hole; Palatal perforation
 
HPO: HP:0010294

Definition

A fistula which connects the oral cavity and the pharyngeal area via the aspects of the soft palate. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

Conditions with this feature

Orofacial cleft 15
MedGen UID:
909661
Concept ID:
C4225209
Congenital Abnormality
Any cleft lip/palate in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the DLX4 gene.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Agrawal K, Panda K
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2011 Jan;48(1):1-8. Epub 2010 Apr 7 doi: 10.1597/09-226. PMID: 20500066
Schultz RC
Plast Reconstr Surg 1986 Dec;78(6):739-47. doi: 10.1097/00006534-198678060-00004. PMID: 3538077

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

San Basilio M, Lobo Bailón F, Berenguer B, Martí Carrera E, Bayet B, Taylor JA, Núñez Villaveiran T, Patel NV, Murthy AS, Mulliken JB
Cir Pediatr 2020 Jul 1;33(3):137-142. PMID: 32657098
Shankar VA, Snyder-Warwick A, Skolnick GB, Woo AS, Patel KB
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2018 Aug;55(7):999-1005. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1597/16-179. PMID: 28140667Free PMC Article
Navarro CE
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Jun;26(4):1109-11. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001637. PMID: 26080137
Shen W, Cui J, Chen J, Ji Y, Zou J, Chen H, Xiongzheng M
J Craniofac Surg 2013 May;24(3):934-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31828606a1. PMID: 23714914
Losken HW, van Aalst JA, Teotia SS, Dean SB, Hultman S, Uhrich KS
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2011 May;48(3):312-20. Epub 2010 Jul 1 doi: 10.1597/08-288. PMID: 20815713

Diagnosis

Taku M, Yamamoto Y, Oyama A, Sasaki S, Hayashi T, Murao N, Osawa M, Funayama E
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;31(8):2231-2234. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006672. PMID: 33136861
El-Anwar MW, Elsheikh E, Askar S
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Jan;29(1):e70-e73. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004066. PMID: 29068965
Madsen C, Lough D, Lim A, Harshbarger RJ 3rd, Kumar AR
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Jun;26(4):1097-101. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001686. PMID: 26010104
Shen W, Cui J, Chen J, Ji Y, Zou J, Chen H, Xiongzheng M
J Craniofac Surg 2013 May;24(3):934-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31828606a1. PMID: 23714914
Abdel-Aziz M, El-Hoshy H, Naguib N, Reda R
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012 Jan;76(1):52-6. Epub 2011 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.09.030. PMID: 22019153

Therapy

Chou DW, Shih C
Perm J 2020;24 doi: 10.7812/TPP/19.197. PMID: 33175674Free PMC Article
Taku M, Yamamoto Y, Oyama A, Sasaki S, Hayashi T, Murao N, Osawa M, Funayama E
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;31(8):2231-2234. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006672. PMID: 33136861
Wang F, Ren M, Wu J, Zhang C
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jun;30(4):1234-1238. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005462. PMID: 30882578
Abdel-Aziz M, Kamel A, Fawaz M, Rezk I, Kamel M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Jan;104:43-46. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.10.037. PMID: 29287878
Fee WE Jr, Moir MS, Choi EC, Goffinet D
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002 Mar;128(3):280-4. doi: 10.1001/archotol.128.3.280. PMID: 11886344

Prognosis

Geisman MM, Skolnick GB, Grames LM, Naidoo SD, Snyder-Warwick AK, Patel KB
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2024 Jan;61(1):61-67. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1177/10556656221116534. PMID: 35912430
San Basilio M, Lobo Bailón F, Berenguer B, Martí Carrera E, Bayet B, Taylor JA, Núñez Villaveiran T, Patel NV, Murthy AS, Mulliken JB
Cir Pediatr 2020 Jul 1;33(3):137-142. PMID: 32657098
Shankar VA, Snyder-Warwick A, Skolnick GB, Woo AS, Patel KB
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2018 Aug;55(7):999-1005. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1597/16-179. PMID: 28140667Free PMC Article
Neiva C, Dakpe S, Gbaguidi C, Testelin S, Devauchelle B
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Jul;42(5):e117-24. Epub 2013 Sep 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.07.007. PMID: 24011466
Shen W, Cui J, Chen J, Ji Y, Zou J, Chen H, Xiongzheng M
J Craniofac Surg 2013 May;24(3):934-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31828606a1. PMID: 23714914

Clinical prediction guides

Geisman MM, Skolnick GB, Grames LM, Naidoo SD, Snyder-Warwick AK, Patel KB
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2024 Jan;61(1):61-67. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1177/10556656221116534. PMID: 35912430
Jeon JB, Jeon MC, Shin JH
J Craniofac Surg 2021 Jul-Aug 01;32(5):1775-1776. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007415. PMID: 33427775
San Basilio M, Lobo Bailón F, Berenguer B, Martí Carrera E, Bayet B, Taylor JA, Núñez Villaveiran T, Patel NV, Murthy AS, Mulliken JB
Cir Pediatr 2020 Jul 1;33(3):137-142. PMID: 32657098
Madsen C, Lough D, Lim A, Harshbarger RJ 3rd, Kumar AR
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Jun;26(4):1097-101. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001686. PMID: 26010104
Abdel-Aziz M, El-Hoshy H, Naguib N, Reda R
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012 Jan;76(1):52-6. Epub 2011 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.09.030. PMID: 22019153

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