title: [Epidemiologic and clinical study of macrostomias. Report series of ten observations].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Macrostomia or lateral cleft or commissural cleft or transverse cleft is a rare facial cleft in comparison with standard cleft lip and palate.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of 10 cases of congenital macrostomia is realised. For each case a retrospective study with epidemiologic and clinic features was realised.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From these clinical considerations, a new classification with direct surgical consequences is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpitaux Nord, 93, grande-rue-de-la-Croix-Rousse, 69317 Lyon cedex 04, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gleizal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Comiti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caquant
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Beziat
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008265:Macrostomia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies