[Congenital midline cervical cleft].
The authors report 3 cases (including 2 recurrences) of congenital median cervical clefts (fold and fistula). Based on a review of the literature, they recall the principal clinical features of these lesions. The modalities and results of surgical treatment are discussed: Z-plasty, musculocutaneous flaps, tissue expansion. The possibility of recurrence after Z-plasty during the first months of life emphasises the importance of regional hypoplasia in certain cases and requires tissue supplementation. The disturbance of mandibular growth may require genioplasty in adolescents.
Breton
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Freidel
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps
Bride cervicale médiane congénitale.