Cleft Palate

Also known as:

Congenital oronasal fistula

A congenital cleft palate defect (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))

• The commonest structural defect is probably the various forms of cleft palate due to:
  • failure of fusion and the ingrowths of the palatine shelves or
  • frontonasal and maxillary processes.

Also known as Palatoschisis

- aspiration pneumonia is a common sequel