Congenital lateral cleft palate and lateral palatal synechiae.
We report a sporadic case of congenital lateral cleft palate and lateral palatal synechiae and suggest that its mechanism is embryonal. This is the first published case that we know of with cleft palate-lateral synechiae syndrome including the lateral cleft palate.
Isik
Daghan
D
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. daghanmd@yahoo.co.uk
Bulut
Omer
O
Bekerecioglu
Mehmet
M
D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*