title: Two rare cases of simultaneous Tessier number 3 cleft, contralateral cleft lip, and signs of amniotic band syndrome.
abstract: The Tessier number 3 cleft is rare. In this paper, we report two extremely rare cases of simultaneous Tessier number 3 cleft, contralateral cleft lip, and signs of amniotic band syndrome. In the two cases, we confirmed that amniotic bands were the probable cause of the Tessier number 3 cleft, where swallowed fibrous strands of amniotic bands entangle a typical cleft lip and cause the more severe Tessier number 3 cleft. In this study, Z-plasty was performed for one case, and a straight-line method was used for the other. Postoperatively, the appearance of both patients was satisfactory, as expected. Consequently, treatment for the Tessier number 3 cleft should be designed individually based on the severity of deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Traumatic Surgery, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, No.4, Tiantan West, East District, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Traumatic Surgery, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, No.4, Tiantan West, East District, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Traumatic Surgery, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, No.4, Tiantan West, East District, Beijing, 100050, China. Electronic address: chenrenjicmu@sina.com.
authors.forename: Renji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Traumatic Surgery, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, No.4, Tiantan West, East District, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Zongmei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Traumatic Surgery, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, No.4, Tiantan West, East District, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Amniotic bands; Cleft lip; Etiology; Surgical repair; Tessier number 3 cleft