Abstract
We report a case of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome with cleft palate.
A 2-month-old girl with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome was referred to our department because of poor sucking and cleft palate. She had a characteristic facial appearance, congenital hypotonia, growth and psychomotor retardation. Although a palatal plate was applied for feeding problems, there was no improvement of her intake and management of nourishment by gastric feeding tube continued.
At the age of 2 years 2 months, palatoplasty was performed by the push-back method under general anaesthesia. The postoperative course of the patient has been favorable and her feeding difficulties improved after surgery.
