Craniofacial clefting and sutural dystopia.
Sutural anomalies in conjunction with craniofacial clefting are unusual. A case of median frontal clefting is presented in which there was an absence of a normal metopic suture and replacement by paramedian frontal sutures. The association of an underlying brain anomaly, with attendant surgical difficulties, is noted, as are the radiological techniques of preoperative diagnosis.
Moore
M H
MH
Adelaide Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia.
Edwards
T J
TJ
David
D J
DJ
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004677:Encephalocele; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D006972:Hypertelorism; D007223:Infant; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed