title: Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of cleft lip with or without cleft palate; pitfalls and considerations.
abstract: Ultrasonographic examination is widely used for screening of abnormal findings on prenatal screening. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate of the fetus can also be screened by using ultrasonography. Presence of abnormal findings of the fetal lip or palate can be detected by the imaging professionals. However, such findings may not be familiar to oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons can use ultrasonographic imaging of fetal cleft lip with or without cleft palate to provide information regarding treatment protocols and outcomes to the parent. Therefore, surgeons should also be able to identify the abnormal details from the images, in order to setup proper treatment planning after the birth of the fetus. We report two cases of cleft lip with or without cleft palate that the official readings of prenatal ultrasonography were inconsistent with the actual facial structure identified after birth. Also, critical and practical points in fetal ultrasonographic diagnosis are to be discussed.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752 Republic of Korea.|Graduate School, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752 Republic of Korea.
authors: Dong Wook
authors: DW
authors: Kim
authors: Graduate School, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752 Republic of Korea.|Department of Dentistry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, 59 Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, 463-712 Gyeonggi-do Republic of Korea.
authors: Seung-Won
authors: SW
authors: Chung
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752 Republic of Korea.
authors: Hwi-Dong
authors: HD
authors: Jung
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752 Republic of Korea.
authors: Young-Soo
authors: YS
authors: Jung
keywords: Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Prenatal ultrasonography