2013년 베트남 구순구개열 봉사 보고

Abstract

Our department has been participated on annual volunteer medical service for the cleft lip and palate patients in the provincial hospital of Quang Nam Province, Tamky, Vietnam, since 2011, in collaboration with Japanese team. This year, the medical service was schedule from the 1st to the 6th of June. On the first day, 55 patients were examined and 27 patients were selected for the surgery. Later, additional 3 patients were examined and 2 were decided to have the surgery. Surgery was performed from the 2nd to the 6th day and our department took charge of 10 patients. Among the 10 patients, two flap palatoplasty was performed on 4 patients who had been diagnosed as incomplete cleft palate, Mulliken’s modification of rotation advancement was performed on 2 patients who had been diagnosed as unilateral incomplete cleft lip and palate, and secondary lip and nasal deformity each. Unilimb Z-plasty was performed on 3 patients who had been diagnosed as secondary lip and nasal deformity, and intravelar veloplasty was performed on 1 patient who had been diagnosed as breakdown uvula. We report the cases and surgical techniques used for the treatment of cleft lip and palate patients in Tamky during the medical service, 2013. Furthermore, we represent our results and plan to improve the medical service program.