A rare form of endocardial cushion defect is an atrioventricular (AV) canal-type ventricular septal defect with cleft mitral valve in the absence of a primum atrial septal defect. In two infants ...

Case 1. A 17-year-old boy was admitted to Walter Reed General Hospital for repair of an ostium-primum defect of the interatrial septum with an associated cleft mitral valve and mitral insufficiency.

Dr. Lori K. Howell is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who does cleft lip repairs at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Her patients have included August Poirier. Cleft lip and cleft palate are ...

What Is a Submucous Cleft Palate? A submucous cleft palate (SMCP) happens when the roof of the mouth, or palate, doesn't form properly when a baby is developing in the womb. This type of cleft is ...

Preoperative echocardiography showed moderate and severe mitral insufficiency in 44% of the patients. The mitral valve cleft was sutured in 45 (90%) patients (group II - GII). Echocardiographies were ...

What Is a Cleft Lip? Babies who are born with cleft lip have a gap or opening in the upper lip. This happens when the baby's lip doesn't form properly early in pregnancy, resulting in a split. These ...

Infants with CP may have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway. Some infants with CP require the use of an oropharyngeal airway to alleviate this problem. [3] If the infant ...