title: Philtral fistula in median cleft lip: cause and effect or coincidence?
abstract: An unusual case of a central upper lip fistula, which was associated with a median cleft deformity, is presented. Its potential association with midline facial defects as well as an alternative embryological explanation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Section, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202-5200.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Eppley
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sadove
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000151:congenital*