Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3142054 | Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The Tessier number 3 cleft is rare. In this paper, we report two extremely rare cases of simultaneous Tessier number 3 cleft, contralateral cleft lip, and signs of amniotic band syndrome. In the two cases, we confirmed that amniotic bands were the probable cause of the Tessier number 3 cleft, where swallowed fibrous strands of amniotic bands entangle a typical cleft lip and cause the more severe Tessier number 3 cleft. In this study, Z-plasty was performed for one case, and a straight-line method was used for the other. Postoperatively, the appearance of both patients was satisfactory, as expected. Consequently, treatment for the Tessier number 3 cleft should be designed individually based on the severity of deformity.
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Authors
Yi Xu, Yue Mu, Renji Chen, Zongmei Zheng, Wenjing Zhang,