A four-month-old baby has cleft lip and soft palate. How would you manage the baby?
Immediate repair of the lip
Immediate repair of the lip and soft palate
Delayed repair of the lip and palate until 2 years
Delayed repair of the lip and palate until preschool age
Ans- Immediate repair of the lip and soft palate The timing of elective surgery for various Pediatric-Surgical conditionsCleft lip 3monCleft soft palate. 3monCleft hard palate. 12-15 MonCombined soft and hard palate. 1 yCombined lip and soft palate. 3mHypospadias. 6-12 MonUmbilical hernia.- conservative till 2 years of age. Surgery if a still symptomatic Inguinal hernia. As early as possibleHydrocele. >1 yUndescended testis. 6m - 1 yPDA. At birthCOA. 3-4 y or as soon as the child is medically fit.