Complete Agenesis of Right Half of Soft Palate-A Case Report

Indian J Plast Surg. 2024 May 10;57(5):404-407. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1786366. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Abstract

Agenesis of soft palate is an extremely rare occurrence and is usually seen in conjunction with other congenital anomalies like Nager syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, and multiple congenital anomalies. Only a handful of isolated complete agenesis of one half of the soft palate has been reported in literature. Despite extensive literature review, incidence of such a case is practically unheard of. We present to you a case checking all the above boxes. We present this case of agenesis of right half of soft palate that was managed by our technique.

Keywords: hemi-palatal agenesis; soft palate agenesis.

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  • Case Reports