title: Prenatal 3D sonographic diagnosis of an isolated lateral facial cleft.
abstract: We report a case of lateral facial cleft (Tessier 7) diagnosed by sonography at a gestational age of 24 weeks. Two-dimensional sonography revealed a fetus appropriate for gestational age without obvious anomaly, but a three-dimensional sonogram with surface mode rendering showed asymmetrical macrostomia as a result of a left lateral facial cleft. Our case highlights the advantage of using three-dimensional sonography in the prenatal diagnosis of lateral facial clefts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yao-Lung
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Reyin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.forename: Shuenn-Dyh
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: An-Shine
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Chao
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal