title: Lateral cleft lip and macrostomia: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Lateral clefts are rare in occurrence. The lateral cleft is cause by failure of fusion of the maxillary and mandibular dermatomes. It is also associated with preaurical tags. We present a case of a lateral cleft of the lip with multiple bilateral preauricular tags that was repaired using triangular flaps.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Milind
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Professor of Surgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident of Pediatric Surgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Bhavesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doshi
authors.affiliation: Professor of Anesthesia, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sadhna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samvatsarkar
keywords: Lateral cleft lip; macrostomia; no. 7 cleft