title: Tessier 3 cleft with clinical anophthalmia: two case reports and a review of the literature.
abstract: Tessier 3 cleft with clinical anophthalmia is one of the rarest craniofacial clefts, and hence little has been published about its management and treatment. This article presents two cases of Tessier 3 cleft with clinical anophthalmia. A review of the literature helps to diagnose these complex facial deformities. The treatment and etiopathogenesis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Xiamen Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, China. zwb96493@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wenbin
authors.forename: Wu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hanjiang
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xiaoli
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhonglin
mesh_terms: D000853:Anophthalmos / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures