title: Oblique facial cleft.
abstract: Oblique facial clefts (meloschisis) are the most uncommon of the facial clefts, with 78 reports in the world literature. The embryology of this congenital deformity remains a matter of controversy. Details of surgical management are emphasized in the two reports of cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D013518:Surgery, Plastic