A rare craniofacial cleft: Bilateral tessier No. 5 cleft accompanied by No. 1 and No. 6 clefts

Authors
Bilkay, U Gundogan, H Ozek, C Gurter, T Akin, Y
Citation
U. Bilkay et al., A rare craniofacial cleft: Bilateral tessier No. 5 cleft accompanied by No. 1 and No. 6 clefts, ANN PL SURG, 45(6), 2000, pp. 654-657
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
01487043 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
654 - 657
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(200012)45:6<654:ARCCBT>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A case of facial cleft that fits the anatomic description of the rare bilat eral Tessier no. 5 cleft accompanied by unilateral no. 1 and no. 6 clefts i s presented, and brings the total number of reported cases to 21. This case and a review of the literature help to define the soft-tissue and bony cou rse of these clefts, and also emphasize the role of three-dimensional compu ted tomography to show the bony cleft route. The diagnosis and treatment pl an of the no. 5 cleft as well as other rare clefts such as no. 1 and no. 6 clefts are discussed.