Congenital cleft lip and palate in Singapore
Fong, P.H.; Yeap, C.L.; Lee, S.T.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 12(2 Suppl): 363-365
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-4602 PMID: 6625521 Document Number: 215189
Cleft lip and palate is the most common congenital abnormality seen in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital. A total of 461 operative cases seen over a period of 5 years (1977 to 1981) is analysed. There is a relatively high incidence in the Singapore population of 2.0 per 1000 live births. In both cleft lip and cleft palate deformities, there is no significant difference in the sex distribution. The cleft patterns show that 78% of the cases are unilateral clefts, 53% are left sided, 25% are right sided and 22% of the cases are bilateral clefts.