Demography and Surgical Interventions of Submucous Cleft Palate: A Single-center Retrospective Case Series

This retrospective case series reported that SMCP patients were operated at a later age. The higher average age of surgery is multifactorial and likely includes delayed diagnosis. Various surgical techniques may be used to repair the SMCP. A high level of suspicion of SMCP is paramount when the clinical features of cleft palate are subtle, but patients exhibit other suspicious signs such as recurrent episodes of otitis media, nasal regurgitation, or speech impediments.