Debbie Sell – författare

This book explores the complex issues surrounding the management of cleft lip and palate in the Developing World, and aims to raise the profile of a condition commonly considered to be of only cosmetic importance in countries where infant and child mortality rates are high. It provides information and guidelines to three groups: those in the Developing World setting up programmes of cleft lip and palate care, and clinicians from developed countries delivering care in that context, as well as clinicians in the Developing World itself. The book is multidisciplinary, demonstrating the role of every member of the team, not just the surgeon, and includes contributions from charity organisations which support these cleft lip and palate programmes. Each area of clinical practice is covered, comparing typical care in developed countries with that in the Developing World, and contains practical suggestions as to how the gap may be narrowed. Management of Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World is an important resource for anyone having ­- or planning to have - a commitment to develop services in that environment and to clinicians in the Developing World faced with large numbers of cleft lip and palate patients and limited resources of materials and manpower.

This book the successor to Advances in the Management of Cleft Palate edited by Margaret Edwards and Tony Watson and published in 1980 but it is different enough for its publishers and editors to feel that its name should be changed. The aim of this present book is to provide an up-to-date review of all aspects of the management of clefts. There are an increased number of chapters and the contributors represent a wider range of professions associated with the care of cleft lip and palate. There are new chapters on genetics, associated conditions and syndromes. Contents: The Nature of Cleft Lip and PalateEmbryology, incidence and aetiologyClassificationAnatomy and functionFacial GrowthSpeech characteristics cleft conditionAssociated conditions and syndromesManagement of the Infant and Young Child with a Cleft Lip and/or PalatePrenatal diagnosis-abnormalities of the fetal lip and palatePrenatal, perinatal and postnatal counsellingThe role of the paediatricianEarly feeding managementPresurgical orthopaedicsPrimary surgery and nursing careSpeech development and early interventionHearing and ENT management Management of the Older Child, Adolescent and AdultSpeech assessment and therapyAssessment and surgical management of velopharyngeal functionSecondary surgery of lip and nose deformities and palatal fistulaeOrthodonticsAlveolar bone graftingOrthognathic surgery Restorative dental treatmentGrowing up with a cleft: the impact on the childRole of parent support groupsChoosing the best treatment for the child with a cleft