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An unusual craniofacial cleft: Amniotic band syndrome as a possible cause

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 79; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.11.036

1872-8464

Mitchell G. Eichhorn, John J. Iacobucci, Zaahir Turfe,

Urological Disorders and Treatments

We report the case of a no. 4 Tessier cleft in association with an unknown cleft of the mandible extending to the external auditory meatus. This has not been previously published in the literature and its underlying pathology remains undetermined. The nature of the cleft, possible classifications, and potential embryologic origins will be discussed. Amniotic band syndrome is the most likely cause of the cleft.