A case of congenital median cleft of upper lip and palate

VernacularTitle:先天性上唇正中裂、腭裂1例
Author: Hailiang ZUO ¹ ; Meiyun DING ; Yong YANG
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1. 天津市儿童医院整形外科，天津　300134
Keywords: Median cleft lip; Facial cleft deformity; Nasal dysplasia
From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2023;39(2):205-207
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This article reported a rare case of congenital median cleft of upper lip and palate. A 9-month-old male child was admitted to the Department of Plastic Surgery, Tianjin Children’s Hospital in October 2021. The examination showed that the child’s upper lip was completely split from the red lip to the nose. The nasal alar collapsed and the nasal columella nasal septum was dysplasia and short retraction. Maxillary defects were seen in the oral cavity, and a wide palatal cleft was seen. The patient received surgical treatment to reconstruct the nasal cavity and upper lip. The patient was followed up for one month after operation and recovered well.