"Cleft Lip" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.
| Descriptor ID |
D002971
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.409.225 C07.465.525.164 C07.650.525.164 C16.131.850.525.164
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| Concept/Terms |
Cleft Lip- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Lips
- Lip, Cleft
- Lips, Cleft
- Harelip
- Harelips
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cleft Lip" by people in Profiles.
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Coproduction in the management of individuals with cleft lip and palate in South Africa: the Ekhaya Lethu model. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021 Nov 29; 33(Supplement_2):ii33-ii39.
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Interprofessional collaboration among health professionals in cleft lip and palate treatment and care in the public health sector of South Africa. Hum Resour Health. 2021 02 27; 19(1):25.
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Comparative analysis of healthcare provision to individuals with cleft lip and/or palate at specialised academic centres in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2019 May 31; 109(6):426-430.
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Epidemiology and clinical profile of individuals with cleft lip and palate utilising specialised academic treatment centres in South Africa. PLoS One. 2019; 14(5):e0215931.
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"People look and ask lots of questions": caregivers' perceptions of healthcare provision and support for children born with cleft lip and palate. BMC Public Health. 2018 04 16; 18(1):506.