Our early experience with a rare atypical cleft of the soft palate in a 15-month-old female infant is presented. The cleft extended obliquely across the soft palate from the retromolar region on the left to the base of an intact uvula. Surgical management included a three-layer closure and lengthening of the left side of the soft palate. Close follow-up and reporting of the patient's progress are planned.
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