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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Median cleft lip – A case report of rare congenital anomaly
Abhay N Datarkar, Jagadish U Patil
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Abhay N Datarkar Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, Medical College Premices, Medical Square, Nagpur, Maharashtra India
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DOI: 10.4103/jclpca.jclpca_30_18
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Median cleft lip is a midline vertical cleft through the upper lip in the absence of a prolabial remnant. This is a rare anomaly with very few cases described in the literature. This may occur as a sporadic event or as a part of an inherited sequence of anomalies. It arises embryologically from incomplete fusion of the medial nasal prominences. The author presents a rare case of median cleft lip, broad nose, and wide ala with hypertelorism. The embryology, presentation, and surgical technique for treating these cases are discussed.
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