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It may appear by itself or along with other birth defects of the face and skull, such as a cleft lip. Cleft palate and cleft lip are the most common birth defects of the head and neck. Until a cleft palate is treated with surgery, it can cause problems with feeding, speech, and hearing.
Three of our patients died; Two from respiratory failure (at the age of 3 and 6 months) and the third one from aspiration pneumonia secondary to a cleft palate (at the age of 11 months). Therefore, 16 patients (6 males and 10 females) were reviewed in this study. Their age ranged from 6 to 63 months (mean 31 months).