Philtral fistula in median cleft lip: cause and effect or coincidence?
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.
Eppley
B L
BL
Plastic Surgery Section, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202-5200.
Sadove
A M
AM
Goldenberg
J
J
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000151:congenital*