Medicine School of Yuzuncu Yil University, Department of Plastic Surgery
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Dr. Daghan Isik |
| Address: | Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Hastanesi, Plastik Cerrahi A.D. Ercis Yolu Uzeri, Van, Turkey 65100 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Telephone: | +905332253696 |
| Email: | daghanmd@yahoo.co.uk |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Daghan Isik, MD. |
| Orthodontist: | Fatih Kazanci |
| Otolaryngologist: | Fatih Garca, MD |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 20-25 |
| Pierre Robin: | 322012 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 35-40 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 15-20 |
| Number of syndromic cases: | 542012 |
Record collection protocol
| Are records routinely collected at specific ages? | Yes |
| What record taking protocol is used: | Cleft Lip and Palate or Cleft Palate only Photographs in every Year (if avaliable) Tympanometry and Audiometry - 3rd year (if the Pateint has Cleft palate) Sitatic nasopharyngeal MR - Before surgery and at the 6th, 12nd and 24th months after the surgery (if patient has cleft palate is younger than 4 years old) Dynamic nasopharyngeal MR - Before surgery and at the 6th, 12nd and 24th months after the surgery (if patient has cleft palate and is older than 4 years old) |
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: | None |
| Comments on the service provision: | We generaly make cleft palate surgery and bilateral cleft lip surgery. The patients with unilateral cleft lip are generally treated in state hospitals (not university hospital) in our city. |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | Daghan Isik, MD. |
Current research activity and data collection
| Type(s) of software used: | Word, Excel |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Details of publications: | Original Articles---- Isik D, Durucu C, Isik Y, Atik B, Kocak OF, Karatas E, Bekerecioglu M. Use of rotation flap in repair of cleft palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency.J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Jul;22(4):1203-9. Isik D, Atik B, Tan O, Aktar S, Dogan M, Goktas U.Primary repair of the alveolar cleft. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Nov;22(6):2224-6. Case Reports----- Isik D, Guner S, Avcu S, Goktas U, Atik B. A case report of a patient with cleft palate carrying the risk of tetraplegia. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2011 Nov;48(6):773-5. Isik D, Bulut O, Bekerecioglu M. Congenital lateral cleft palate and lateral palatal synechiae. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2008;42(6):325-7. |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
EU Biobank
Stored CLP DNA samples available for use in future studies:
| Number for CP: | - |
| Number for CLP: | - |
| Other CFA: | - |
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 |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | http:www.tpcd.org.tr |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 100-120 |