Brosco-Dutka classification system for palate fistulas

Aesthetic outcome of the face after 2-stage palate repair for complete unilateral cleft lip and palate

“…Although there are numerous classifications, based on embryological and morphological criteria, and even including the presence of symptoms, the application of the Pittsburgh classification was fundamental to categorize and facilitate our analysis, once it is simple and widely accepted. Consistent with other studies, all perialveolar fistulas were considered as an intentional residual alveolar cleft, planned to be corrected at bone grafting age, thus excluded from our main results (Brosco et al, 2021;Cohen et al;1991).…”