Objectives: A retrospective study was conducted on the effect of primary rhinoplasty on infants with unilateral complete cleft lip nasal deformity.
Methods: Infants with unilateral complete cleft lip in the Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University were selected. All infants underwent cheiloplasty and primary rhinoplasty. We reconstructed the nasal base and corrected the nasal septum and alar deformity at the same time. The nasal splint was worn 1 week after the surgery. The nasal morphology before surgery as well as 1 week and 1 year after surgery were analyzed.
Results: Significant differences were found on symmetry ratios including nasal base width, nostril height, alar angle and columella deviation angle between before and after operation (P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the symmetry ratio of nostril height and columella deviation angle between 1 year after surgery and 1 week after surgery (P<0.05).
Conclusions: Infants with unilateral complete cleft lip nasal deformity can achieve satisfactory nasal morphology by primary rhinoplasty. Despite few cases of recurrence of nasal deformity, the nasal morphology can be well improved and maintained.
目的: 对单侧完全性唇裂患儿早期鼻畸形整复的手术效果进行回顾性研究，为唇裂鼻畸形整复提供一种治疗思路。方法: 选取于西安交通大学口腔医院就诊的24例单侧完全性唇裂患儿为研究对象，唇裂整复手术同期行鼻畸形整复，重建鼻基底，矫正鼻中隔，整复鼻翼部畸形。术后1周开始佩戴鼻模。评价术前、术后1周及术后1年鼻部形态。结果: 术后1周、术后1年患者的患/健侧鼻孔高度比、健/患侧鼻底宽度比、患/健侧鼻翼角度比、鼻小柱偏斜角度与术前相比，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）；术后1年患者的患/健侧鼻孔高度比、鼻小柱偏斜角度与术后1周相比，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论: 单侧完全性唇裂早期鼻畸形整复可获较好的鼻部形态，尽管术后会有一些复发，但对称性仍优于术前，鼻部形态可以得到很好的矫正和维持。.
Keywords: nasal deformity; primary rhinoplasty; septum; unilateral complete cleft lip.