title: The midline cervical cleft.
abstract: The midline cervical cleft is a rare congenital anomaly of the ventral neck. With reference to two patients with a midline cervical cleft, we discuss the clinical picture, the embryology, and the surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgical Centre, St Radboud Hospital, Catholic University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: van der Staak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pruszczynski
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Severijnen
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: van de Kaa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Festen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery