Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients (n = 21)
From: The efficacy of transnasal palatal transillumination for the diagnosis of submucous cleft palate
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Age (months) | |
 Mean | 18.95 |
 Median | 6.00 |
 Minimum–maximum | (2.00–60.00) |
Gender | |
 Male | 13 (61.9%) |
 Female | 8 (38.1%) |
Presentation | |
 Hypernasality | 5 (23.8%) |
 Delayed speech | 5 (23.8%) |
 Diagnosed during repair of cleft lip | 5 (23.8%) |
 Perforated palate with nasal escape of milk and food | 3 (14.3%) |
 Feeding difficulties | 3 (14.3%) |
 Otitis media | 1 (4.8%) |
Type of operations | |
 Simple repair without lateral release incisions | 1 (4.8%) |
 Simple repair with lateral release incisions | 2 (9.6%) |
 Two long palatal flaps | 13 (61.9%) |
 Von Langenbeck | 5 (23.8%) |