title: Prenatal Counseling, Ultrasound Diagnosis, and the Role of Maternal-Fetal Medicine of the Cleft Lip and Palate Patient.
abstract: A multidisciplinary team is the standard of care and the cornerstone of management of cleft patients. With readily improving advanced diagnostic modalities, early prenatal diagnosis of cleft lip and palate increasingly becomes a topic of importance for both the team caring for and families of cleft patients. Maternal-fetal medicine is a fellowship subspecialty of obstetrics that can offer high-quality care and coordination to the cleft team. Both 3-D and 4-D sonography lead to early prenatal diagnosis of cleft patients; however, differences in training result in variations in its diagnostic accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1100 Florida Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA; Cleft and Craniofacial Team, New Orleans Children's Hospital, 200 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA; 59th Medical Wing, Dental Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX, USA; The Cleft and Facial Cosmetic Surgery Center, 4420 Conlin, Suite #203, Metairie, LA 70006, USA. Electronic address: jnj39811@icloud.com.
authors.forename: Jeffrey N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1100 Florida Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Schlieder
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003376:Counseling; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
keywords: 3D/4D ultrasonography; Cleft; Congenital facial anomalies; Maternal fetal medicine; Prenatal diagnosis