Grigore Alexandrescu Emergency Hospital for Children, Plastic Surgery Clinic
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Prof. Dr. Dan Mircea Enescu |
| Address: | Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara, Nr. 30-32, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania |
| Country: | Romania |
| Telephone: | +40744355511 |
| Email: | enescudr@hotmail.com |
| Web address: | Visit website |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Dr. Simona Stoicescu, Dr. Raluca Alexandru, Dr. Dan Ionita, Dr. Raluca Bulea |
| Speech therapist: | Oana Udrea |
| Orthodontist: | Lidia Boboc |
| Specialist nurse: | Irina Ostrosina |
| Psychologist: | Oana Udrea |
| Patient follow up: | Prof. Dr. Dan Mircea Enescu |
Support group
| Support group address: | - |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 15-20 |
| Pierre Robin: | 212013 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 20 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 5-20 |
| Number of syndromic cases: | 3-5year (Pierre Robin, Kabuki, hypertelorism, etc.) |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | 6 months old - cleft lip repair (Millard) |
| Isolated CP: | 6-12 months old – soft palate repair; If over 3 years old - soft and hard palate repair (Von Langenbeck, Veau-Wardill-Kilner) 7-9 years old – alveolar bone grafting |
Record collection protocol
| What record taking protocol is used: | At 3 years old - speech evaluation At 5-6 years old – clinical evaluation if secondary procedures needed At 14-15 years old – clinical evaluation if secondary procedures needed |
State coverage of costs
Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?
| Surgery costs: | All |
| Orthodontic costs: | Part |
| Speech and language therapy costs: | Part |
| Comments on the service provision: | Orthodontics and speech therapy are sometimes performed in private clinics. |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | Prof. Dr. Dan Mircea Enescu - Plastic surgery - clinical trial Dr. Simona Stoicescu - Plastic surgery - clinical trial Dr. Raluca Alexandru - Plastic surgery - clinical trial Dr. Dan Ionita - Plastic surgery - clinical trial Dr. Raluca Bulea - Plastic surgery - clinical trial |
Non-clinical and laboratory research
Non-clinical and laboratory team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | - |
Current research activity and data collection
| Type(s) of software used: | Access database since 2001 Photos Palatal molds for some children |
| Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
| Details of projects: | Smile Train 2008 - EBOPRAS (European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery) accreditation for cleft lip and palate treatment |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Details of publications: | General principles in treating bilateral cleft lip, The Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, 32004 Operative techniques for primary surgical treatment of unilateral cleft lip, The Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, 32004 Therapeutic protocol in bilateral cleft lip, The Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, 32005 Therapeutic protocol in unilateral cleft lip, The Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, 32005 A treatment concept for the cleft palate, The Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, 32005 An overview to congenital facial malformations, The Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, 32006 Surgical alternatives in primary treatment of cleft lip and palate, The Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, 32008 |
| Research grant funding received: | Yes |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
EU Biobank
Stored CLP DNA samples available for use in future studies:
| Number for CP: | no |
| Number for CLP: | no |
| Other CFA: | no |
Potential clinical research activities
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
| Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
| Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
| Prospective study: | Yes |
| DNA collection: | Yes |
Potential laboratory based research activities
Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:
| Laboratory genetics/genomics research: | Yes |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | no |
Useful websites or links
| Useful websites or links: | - |